Department of Biology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB
Comparative genomics, and specifically our ability to identify which genes are related in different species, has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. It enables us to reconstruct the tree-of-life on Earth, it allows us to reveal how biological function has evolved and is distributed on this tree, and it is the foundation that enables us to use model organisms to study health and disease. Accordingly, almost all of contemporary biological science research is critically dependent on our ability to identify which genes are related in different species. The Kelly lab has developed the OrthoFinder comparative genomic methods. OrthoFinder has become widely-used in comparative genomics research, it powers many popular databases of online genomic information, and has enabled and been cited by over 6,000 studies in the last five years.
The Kelly lab is looking to appoint a short term Postdoctoral Research assistant to work on the OrthoFinder project. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and implementing additional functionality in the OrthoFinder method, specifically looking at the analysis of patterns of amino acid change multiple sequence alignments of orthogroups. The applicant should have prior experience molecular evolution analyses including analyses of selection and patterns of molecular divergence and adaptation. The applicant should also have experience programming in python and R and be familiar with common approaches for visualization, inference, and analysis of proteins structures. You will hold or be close to completion of, a relevant PhD/DPhil, together with relevant experience.
Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.
The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.
This post is full time and available immediately for a 8 month period.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 24 October 2024, interviews are likely to be scheduled for early November 2024. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
Contact Person : HR Vacancy ID : 175852 Contact Phone : Closing Date & Time : 24-Oct-2024 12:00 Pay Scale : RESEARCH GRADE 7 Contact Email : [email protected] Salary (£) : Grade 7 £37,524 - £45,763 (including £1500 Oxford Weighting)