Please note: This vacancy is open to current University of Glasgow employees only.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced bioinformatician to provide outstanding analysis of several immune and rheumatic scRNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq and epigenetic datasets. These datasets are being generated in University of Glasgow, as part of an exciting collaboration with our industry partner Eli-Lilly. The post is collaborative and will involve working alongside clinicians and wet-lab scientists to:

*  help design experiments

*  process the data

*  explore the data with reference to our translational aims and research questions

*  assist with figure and manuscript generation.

We are looking for someone passionate about immune research who is hard-working and dedicated. The postholder will report to Professor Carl Goodyear.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist and contribute to the groups research objectives, in collaboration with other bioinformaticians and researchers, and in accordance with the project’s deliverables.

2. To perform internationally competitive research in the analysis of transcriptomic and epigenetic data.

3. To provide analytical and statistical expertise, and algorithms for data from transcriptomic and epigenetic sequencing and other experimental approaches.

4. To develop and apply innovative computational approaches for the analysis of large sequence datasets from next-generation sequencing and/or proteomics technologies to support the research group.

5. To provide professional advice and training in data analysis for researchers.

6. To participate in external research collaborations, and present research at national and international research workshops or conferences.

7. Contribute to the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students, less experienced members of the group and external training courses on transcriptomics and epigenetics.

8. Develop and enhance your research profile and reputation, and that of the University of Glasgow, including writing and contributing to publications of international quality journals, enhancing research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit.

9. Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.

10. Contribute to the identification of potential funding sources and assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.

11. Collaborate with colleagues and participate in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops across the research area  and wider community (e.g. with academic partners).

12. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group, including budget and expenditure monitoring.

13. Keep up-to-date with relevant bioinformatics literature, practical knowledge base, and recent advances in the field/discipline.

14. Engage in personal, professional and career development to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with the role.

15. Track record of independent and joint published research to establish and maintain your expert reputation in the subject area.

16. Ability to survey the research literature and environment, understand the research challenges associated with the project and subject area, and develop/implement a suitable research strategy.

17. Undertake any other duties of equivalent standing as assigned by the PI and/or Bioinformatics Team Leader.

18. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan - Inspiring People – Changing the World.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1. PhD (Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework Level 12) in either bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science or mathematics, in a biological domain plus relevant experience.

Desirable:

B1. An active interest in web programming or database applications.

Skills

Essential:

C1. Excellent data analysis skills.

C2. Excellent communication skills.

C3. Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

C4. Time, project and budget management skills.

C5. Ability to write software appropriate to research projects.

C6. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

C7. Ability to take on a supervisory role.

C8. Ability to communicate highly complex/technical information and data verbally and in writing for a range of audiences.

C9. Demonstrated software or related outputs of high impact.

C10. Ability to supervise projects to successful delivery.

Desirable:

D1. Object-oriented programming skills.

D2. Experience developing and disseminating pipelines used for bioinformatics analysis of single-cell datasets.

D3. Experience with administration of Linux resources.

Experience

Essential:

E1. Demonstrable experience of bioinformatics/computer-based research in a biological domain.

E2. Experience in a programming language, e.g. R.

E3. Experience in scientific writing.

E4. Proven ability to deliver quality outputs (such as publications or reports) in a timely and efficient manner.

E5. Experience of delivering research/technical support seminars.

E6. Experience in Unix/Linux operating systems.

E7. Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in the specialist subject/discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within the subject area, including independence illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, the design/analysis of experiments and the drafting of scientific publications.

E8. Experience of optimising the presentation and dissemination of complex results/data.

E9. Experience of communicating with PIs to understand the bioinformatics analysis requirements and explain the techniques used and results generated.

E10. Publications in appropriate-impact international scientific journals.

E11. Experience of leading on highly complex data analysis and interpretation for inclusion in high impact papers.

E12. Experience in providing bioinformatics training

Desirable:

F1. Experience of transcriptomic and epigenetic analysis, data warehousing, statistical analysis.

F2. Experience with and working knowledge of UNIX.

F3. Experience of statistical computing.

F4. Experience of database management and development.

F5. Track record in writing software for data processing and analysis.

F6. Experience with genomics, transcriptomics and/or proteomics data analyses.

F7. Experience of academic and/or industrial collaboration.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and has funding up to 31st December 2029.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University. 

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Carl Goodyear, Carl.Goodyear@glasgow.ac.uk.

Closing Date: 02 March 2026.