Senior Scientist (C) (R794A) Closing Date: 22 October 2024

GENOMICS PLATFORM

(CAPE TOWN OFFICE)

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation’s health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research. It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression.

SENIOR SCIENTIST (C)

Duration: Permanent

The SAMRC’s Genomics Platform requires a Senior Scientist with sufficient bioinformatics experience and expertise to lead and contribute to in-house and collaborative next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis projects. The incumbent will also contribute to data management, analysis infrastructure and capacity development at the Genomics Platform.

Responsibilities:

• Processing and Analysis of Next Generation sequencing data.

• Building bioinformatics networks – both local and international.
• To lead laboratory and data analyses for genomics and multi-omics research and method development projects.
• Produce manuscripts and grant applications relevant to the outcomes of these projects.
• Capacity development for NGS and bioinformatics
• Registered for PhD, proposal written and accepted by the University in molecular biology, Human Genetics of a related field.

Core Requirements:

• MSc degree in Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or a related field
• At least two years’ experience with next generation sequencing data analysis
• Presenting research findings and reports at relevant conferences/meetings
• Familiar and up-to-date knowledge of next generation sequencing modalities
• Experience in working in Linux environments
• First authored publication in a national/ international peer reviewed journal

Advantageous:

• Experience with postgraduate student mentorship and training
• A track record initiation and management of research projects.
• Comprehensive use of computational clusters
• Proficiency in common scripting languages (Python, Java and R)

Terms & Conditions: The SAMRC retains the right not to make an appointment. In accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from the designated groups. For this reason, we require race, gender and disability status to be specified. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. By submitting your application, SAMRC concludes that you are a competent person to consent and that you are giving consent to the SAMRC to process and further process all personal information contained in the application in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act No 4 of 2013 (as amended). The SAMRC does its best to provide the most accurate information; however, if there is anything wrong and unclear applicants are encouraged to contact the HR Recruitment Office at 021-938 0648 before the closing date.

A salary in the region of R 779 666.00 per annum, cost-to-company, will be negotiated in consideration of experience and qualifications

Closing date: 22 October 2024

PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R794A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.

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Last updated on Oct 14, 2024