Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Immunogenomics

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Company: University of Oxford

Department: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics

Salary: £31,604 to £35,550 Grade 7 p.a.

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Type / Role: Academic or Research

Phone: +44-1327 2205474

Fax: +44-1308 7503906

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Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Immunogenomics to join an established team with a track record of innovation and high impact research in the functional genomics of immunity led by Professor Julian Knight at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG).

We seek a postdoctoral researcher with the ability to use immunological methods in the setting of a genomics programme to address challenging, cutting-edge scientific questions. You will use your skills and experience to play a key role in research to investigate the functional basis of extreme innate immune response phenotypes contributing to disease, building on our recent work in this area (Science 2014, Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2016). The goal is to advance understanding of the functional alleles driving such differences between individuals, their mechanism of action and their biological consequences in terms of gene regulation, pathophysiology and therapeutic opportunities. You will define and functionally characterise specific genes and alleles, and perform the required immune phenotyping and cellular assays. Your work will define the landscape of variable gene regulation in the extreme innate immune response within which disease associated variants act and establish mechanism.

You will hold a PhD, or in exceptional cases expected to obtain soon, in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology or related field with a demonstrable interest in the research described here. You will have experience of immunology and molecular biology techniques. Experience of functional genomics is desirable. You will have sufficient specialist knowledge to be able to work independently, to identify major challenges and obstacles to the realisation of scientific objectives, and to set out strategies to overcome them. You will also have a strong publication record and motivation to work in a stimulating and ambitious research environment and demonstrable high level of communication skills both written and oral.

We are currently recruiting to three posts for this new programme including this position, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Functional Genomics of Immunity (vacancy ref. 130843) and a Research Assistant in Functional Genomics (vacancy ref. 130844). If you wish to be considered for any of these other posts please submit a separate application for the relevant post.

The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust and is fixed-term until 30 September 2022.

Please quote ref. 130845 on all correspondence. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday 2 October 2017 can be considered.

Please note that the University of Oxford's retirement policy is changing. With effect from October 1 2017, all employees at Grade 8 and above will have a retirement age of 68, and all employees at Grades 6 and 7 will no longer have a set retirement age. Further details are available at: www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/preemploymentscreening.

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