Drug Discovery
Centre at the Paterson Institute is presently seeking an enthusiastic
and proactive Informatician, on a 1-year
fixed-term contract, to support, develop and expand the group's
pre-existing capabilities in chemo- and bioinformatics.
The Drug Discovery Unit
forms part of the Paterson Institute, one of Europe's premier
cancer research centres. The Institute supports numerous basic and
translational cancer research programmes facilitated by a
comprehensive range of state-of-the-art research services (see:
www.paterson.man.ac.uk)
and is ideally sited next to The Christie, Europe's biggest
specialist cancer hospital. The Institute lies at the heart of the
Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC), an exciting development
that integrates cancer research within Manchester
(www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk). Details of the Unit itself
can be found at
http://www.paterson.man.ac.uk/drugdiscovery/
Qualified at least to
BSc level in a chemical or biological discipline, or with appropriate
equivalent experience, the successful candidate will have
demonstrable experience in chemical and biological database
administration, management and customisation within an Oracle
environment. Experience in HTML and SQL would also be advantageous.
Specific experience of informatics within a drug discovery
environment and/or familiarity with the Dotmatics informatics
platform is also highly desirable, perhaps gained through industrial
experience. Additional familiarity with other chemo- and
bioinformatics tools such as Pipeline Pilot, KNIME and Oncomine would
also be desirable.
Informal enquiries
should be addressed to Dr Allan Jordan, Head of Chemistry
( ajordan@picr.man.ac.uk
)
To apply for this
position please visit our website: www.paterson.man.ac.uk
For applicants who are
unable to download this information from our website, please contact
HR department on 0161 446 3231, email: jobs@atpicr.man.ac.uk
to have this information sent by post.
The deadline for
receipt of applications is 17th
October 2011.
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