Job Description

THIS VACANCY MUST BE APPLIED FOR VIA THE NBI JOBS WEBSITE

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Software Engineer to join the Informatics Platform at the John Innes Centre.

About the John Innes Centre:

The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences. We nurture a creative, curiosity-led approach to answering fundamental questions in bioscience, and translate that knowledge into societal benefits. Our strategic vision, Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet, sets out our ambitious long-term goals for the game changing impact of our science globally.

Our employees enjoy access to state-of-the-art technology and a diverse range of specialist training opportunities, including support for leadership and management. Click here to find out more about working at the John Innes Centre.

About the JIC Informatics Platform:

The JIC Informatics platforms' mission is to provide excellent support in both bioinformatics and scientific computing. We lead or join research projects with a large bioinformatics component, help carrying out analysis for groups without the necessary expertise and give small-scale help to research staff.

Beyond project support, we solve novel challenges at the cutting edge of bioinformatics and scientific computing. We also monitor advances in the field and enable new technologies as capabilities of JIC.

Finally, we run a bioinformatics training program for scientists at all levels with the aim to raise the standards of bioinformatics and data management at JIC, and enable groups to become as self-sufficient as possible.

The role:

The informatics team of bioinformaticians work with researchers using cutting-edge technologies such as our 2500+ core/30TB RAM High Performance Compute (HPC) cluster, 6+PB distributed storage system and NVIDIA A100 Tensor core GPU nodes. These technologies allow researchers to conduct large-scale biological experiments, for example to analyse hundreds of terabytes of DNA data to discover the biological processes in the plants, crops and microbes that we rely on.

The successful candidate will join this highly skilled and motivated team working at the interface between science and computing. The position provides an exciting opportunity to work with researchers at the cutting-edge of life sciences, exploring new technological approaches and applying them to challenging real-world problems. They will work to support the informatics platform to deliver software tools, web services, training and data management to the institute and the wider research community. This will include management of crucial services and maintenance of existing web applications, development of software and infrastructure solutions, data management, documentation and training.

The ideal candidate:

You will have a degree level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline and have a broad range of expertise in managing Linux based systems and services. You will have in-depth knowledge of Linux command line shell, possess good knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g., Python/Perl/C++), and be proficient in configuring and managing databases.

You should also have demonstrable experience with web development stack (e.g. LAMP), and experience in administering and maintaining web servers such as Apache and Nginx.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Previous experience of providing training in bioinformatics would be highly advantageous but is not essential.

Additional information:

This role does not meet the full salary requirements set by UKVI to allow for visa sponsorship. However, some individuals may still be eligible for visa sponsorship depending on their personal circumstances. If you require visa sponsorship, please click here to find out if you qualify before applying. Please note, the occupation code for this role is 2134, which is not on the immigration salary list.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website http://jobs.jic.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004941.

Please note CVs received directly from Indeed will not be considered. Only applications submitted on the above website will be accepted

We are an equal opportunities employer, actively supporting inclusivity and diversity. As a Disability Confident organisation, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy. We are proud to hold a prestigious Gold Athena SWAN award in recognition of our inclusive culture, commitment and good practices towards advancing of gender equality. We offer an exciting, stimulating, diverse research environment and actively promote a family friendly workplace. The Institute is also a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme.

The John Innes Centre is a registered charity (No. 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

Pay: 37,500.00-45,350.00 per year

Work Location: In person