Overview
Research Software Engineer (FTC) role at University of Nottingham.
Salary: £35,116 to £46,735 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date: Monday 22 September 2025.
Reference: MED223025.
Our Centre for Health Informatics is expanding to meet demand for trusted health data research. This role is key to delivering major projects that help shape the future of health data in the UK.
About The Role
You will play a vital part in delivering high-quality, production-ready software to support innovative research projects in health data research. Day to day, you will design, develop and maintain secure platforms, and create user-friendly applications that enable researchers to use health data at scale. You will work closely with our collaborators to ensure our digital tools meet the highest standards of reliability, reproducibility, and security.
About The Team
You will join a collaborative and growing health informatics team working at the cutting edge of digital research. You will contribute to a supportive environment where good engineering practice is shared, and your ideas help shape future research infrastructure.
About You
You will have experience developing full-stack applications or data platforms, strong programming skills, and an interest in supporting high-impact health research. You should have a solid understanding of good software engineering practices, version control, testing, and deployment. Experience working in research or health data contexts would be an advantage but is not essential.
What Next
To find out more and apply, please see the full role profile and follow the application instructions. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview and technical discussion. We look forward to your application.
The post is offered on a full time (36.25 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 March 2027. Job share arrangements may be considered.
For any informal inquiries, please contact Andy Rae andy.rae@nottingham.ac.uk. Applications sent to this e-mail address will not be considered.
Further details:
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