RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN BIOINFORMATICS

Organisation
Cranfield University
Faculty or Department
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at
Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work
22.5 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type
Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period
For 18 months
Salary
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £28,929 per annum, pro rata (22.5 hours per week)
Posted Date
27/05/2025
Apply by
24/06/2025

ABOUT US

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The Cranfield Bioinformatics Group is a multidisciplinary team of academics and research scientists working in diverse areas from crop genome assemblies to soil science and food safety and security using state of the art bioinformatics tools and machine learning methodologies and assist with the group’s teaching and outreach activities.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

We welcome applications from committed and skilled candidates to join our team to support and deliver a British Council funded project led by UK and Thai academics.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your role will be to develop novel methodologies for qualitative and quantitative pollinator monitoring using a combination of AI and molecular methods. You will work with multiple academic partners in Thailand and Australia in a project funded by the British Council, and you will be responsible for investigating the latest developments in computer vision and Deep Learning to develop powerful and versatile AI systems and user-friendly software able to automatically process images from still photos and videos and export detailed reports incorporating statistical analysis. You will also use DNA metabarcoding methodologies to uncover bee foraging patterns in tropical areas. You will also undertake training of international students in AI and organize online and face-to-face seminars.