Grade UE07: £40,497- £48,149 per annum
CMVM / R(D)SVS / The Roslin Institute
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: for 12 months
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) at the Roslin Institute, under the supervision of Dr Stella Mazeri, to contribute to cutting-edge research in rabies evolution and control through sequencing rabies virus. This post is full-time (35 hours per week).
The successful candidate will work on a project employing state-of-the-art nanopore sequencing technologies to generate and analyse rabies virus genomes. This role will focus on generating high-quality consensus sequences, performing bioinformatic analyses, and contributing to phylogenetic studies. The position involves short-term travel to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for in-country sequencing and delivery of sequencing training in collaboration with Worldwide Veterinary Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic research group and contribute to global health research, working on a virus of critical public health importance.
Your skills and attributes for success:
The successful candidate will have a PhD (or close to submission) in a relevant field, such as virology, bioinformatics, molecular biology, or genomics.
Expertise in nanopore (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) sequencing.
Proven ability to generate and analyse consensus sequences from raw nanopore sequence data obtained from tiled-amplicon whole genome sequencing approaches.
Good bioinformatics skills, including analysis of genomic data using command-line bioinformatics tools and proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Python or R).
Experience with viral genome sequencing library preparation, particularly for rabies or other RNA viruses.
Willingness and ability to travel for around 2 weeks at a time for in-country sequencing, delivering sequencing training and collaborative activities to our study sites such as Malawi and India.