Postdoctoral Research Associate in Omics Science
On site
London, United Kingdom
£ 51,040 / year
Full Time
20-03-2025
Job Specifications
Opportunity ID
5659
Faculty
University Research Institutes
Location
QM London
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Duration
until 04 May 2026 in the first instance
Working Patterns
Full Time
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
1.00
Salary Range
£48,452 - £51,040 per annum
Job Pack
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Contact Details
Professor Segun Fatumo
s.fatumo@qmul.ac.uk
About The Role
About the Role
We have an opportunity to join the Institute for Multi-omics, working with some of the world leaders in the genetic discovery of molecular traits, that underlay disease mechanisms.
We have multiomic repositories from our culturally-diverse local East London population and genomic datasets from continental Africa.
The successful candidate will undertake research investigations in collaboration with and under the supervision of Professor Segun Fatumo. The Postdoctoral Research Assistant will contribute to the intellectual life of PHURI and wider institution and research field of multiomics science.
About You
We are seeking a PDRA who will use advanced statistical and computational methods to analyse multi-omics datasets, such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. You will develop bioinformatics workflows that integrate population-scale genomics with other omics data, contributing to the advancement of molecular precision healthcare.
You will also have the opportunity to integrate omics research with other thematic foci for PHURI in our multidisciplinary institute. We are an ambitious, curious and enthusiastic international team, that promotes scientific excellence and career development in the context of happy family and other demands.
About The Institute
PHURI unites world-leading expertise from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), nationally and internationally to drive research excellence and expedite impact. Our multidisciplinary teams will address research across four interconnected centres:
Health data and analytics;
Multiomics and single cell analyses;
MedTech and Devices
Therapeutic Innovation
These centres will come together to create a complete journey from disease identification, through the development of a therapy or intervention, to translation for patients in the clinic. This integrated approach is a distinguishing feature of PHURI.
PHURI builds on the close partnership between Queen Mary University of London and Barts NHS Trust, continuing our shared focus on accelerating the latest healthcare innovations from the bench to bedside. We will work closely with Barts Trust to ensure that our research is focused on where it’s needed most, we will use real-world clinical data to drive the development and targeted prescription of treatments based on patients’ needs. This will help to build a stronger health service for the people of East London, the UK and the world.
About Queen Mary
At QMUL, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Closing Date
02/04/2025, 23:55
About the Company
The School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London is a business school with a difference. We place great emphasis on the connections between business and society. We are not only a school with a strong commitment to the highest quality of research and outstanding teaching, but we are also proud of our reputation as a socially-engaged management school, with an innovative, multidisciplinary, mindful and responsible approach to business and management. Know more
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