POSITION DETAILS

Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149
Grade: 7
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to November 2027
Closing date: 27th August 2025

ROLE SUMMARY

• Provide bioinformatics support to the BRC OGS Theme
• Process and analyse ‘omics data from salivary samples
• Develop new machine learning methods for IBD diagnosis
• Write relevant publications, give presentations and provide support to grant applications

MAIN DUTIES

• Develop bioinformatics pipelines for integrating metagenomic data from the oral cavity and the gut, as well as host- and microbiome-derived metatranscriptome data from salivary samples
• Perform analysis of the resulting omics data sets
• Apply and, where necessary, further develop, novel machine learning methods utilising cutting edge supervised and unsupervised strategies for interpreting the data and linking to IBD diagnosis in the presence of significant confounding factors
• Organise large-scale sequence data sets
• Communicate results at project meetings and conferences
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
• Provide guidance as required to support staff and any students who may be assisting with research
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Carry out administrative tasks related directly to the delivery of the research
• Support the development of novel, related research grant applications
• Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture