Research Associate - Department of DentistryGrade 6
Research Associate - Department of DentistryGrade 6
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£ 32546 - 35116
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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 32546 to 35116 with potential progression once in post to 39355
Grade: 6
Full Time Fixed Term contract up to November 2027
Closing date: 28th April 2025
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Background
The Research Fellow will be supervised by Prof. Christopher Quince (Earlham Institute/Norwich UK)Prof. Iain Chapple (Birmingham) Prof. Moritz Kebschull and Prof. Tariq Iqbal (Birmingham). Their role will comprise both the development of bioinformatics pipelines and the application of novel machine learning methods for interpreting microbiome and host omics data from faecal intestinal biopsy and saliva samples. They will also provide general bioinformatics and analytic support to the BRC OGS Theme. The aim of this theme is to develop new diagnostic tools to profile an individuals health from salivary samples. The Research Associate will under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Quince be responsible for organising processing and interpreting the data generated in the theme. They will then use this processed data to develop novel machine learning techniques for diagnosis of IBD from salivary samples. The Research Associate will be based at the Earlham Institute as a visiting scholar within Dr Quinces group but work closely with the Birmingham team and be formally employed by the University of Birmingham.
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 hostand microbiomederived metatranscriptome data from salivary samples.
- Analyse research data (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 largescale 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.
Person Specification
- A First degree with strong quantitative and informatics component e.g. biological biomedical natural sciences computing physics informatics or computer science.
- Basic mathematics e.g. calculus and probability.
- Ideally experience with command line and sequence analysis.
- Good programming skills (e.g. R Python C/C).
- Knowledge of basic statistics and application in R or similar.
- Experience with machine learning algorithms and ideally experience developing novel methods.
- Understanding of basic biological principles and experience interpreting omics data.
- Ability to analyse information and communicate effectively.
- Ability to access and organise resources successfully.
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010 and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
Further particulars can be foundhere
Informal enquiries to Professor Moritz Kebschull email: and Professor Chris Quince email:
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Employment Type
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