uk: Team Leader for European Nucleotide Archive [3+ y; PhD in a biol science or PhD in another science and 5+ y exp in direct biology; ability to provide overall tech leadership and clear participation in a large scale bioinformatics project; programming and tech skills advantage; excellent English language skills] / EMBL-EBI; Hinxton
Laboratoire Européen de Biologie Moléculaire
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Europäisches Laboratorium für Molekularbiologie
Team Leader for European Nucleotide Archive
We are looking for an enthusiastic, visionary leader with a strong biological background and clear demonstrable experience in the field of bioinformatic databases to head the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) team at the (EBI) located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus near Cambridge in the UK.
The position requires both technical leadership in the running of a complex database and strategic scientific leadership in the general areas of use of DNA information to the molecular biology community. The team leader will be expected to form external collaborations and raise funds via competitive peer review .
The EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is a world-leading bioinformatics centre providing biological data to the scientific community, with expertise in data storage, analysis and representation. The ENA is a core component of this mission, with responsibility of EMBL-Bank, the peer of GenBank and DDBJ, the European component of the SRA, storing both long and short (next generation sequencing) reads and the associated submitted annotation and meta-data on this DNA sequence.
Applicants will have a or PhD in another science and must have more than 5 years experience in direct biology. The ideal candidate must have the ability to provide overall technical leadership and clear participation in a large scale bioinformatics project. Whilst a high level of proficiency is not required, the ability to manage a technical program is, and programming and technical skills will be highly beneficial. The incumbent will have proven ability of managing a complex team and complex international collaborations.
Excellent English language, communication and interpersonal skills are a prerequisite for this post.
For a suitable candidate we would be able to directly appoint to this leadership position. We will also consider candidates who have less direct management experience but can show clear vision and enthusiasm in this area. For such a candidate we would consider appointing at a lower level with a two year program of mentoring and developing to allow such candidate to realise their potential in a leadership position.
Please apply on line through free scholarship programs
An initial contract of 3 years will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of review.
EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.
Note that special visa requirements apply to employees from non EU countries working at EMBL-EBI in the UK. The period of work does not qualify for the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme.
