Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FY 182449 – Postdoctoral Research Assistant - MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) Research Grade 7: Salary in the range of £39,424 -£47,779 per annum (inclusive of Oxford weighting). This is a full time, fixed term position for 3 years. In this role you will lead on the delivery of the assigned CoRE research project and manage own academic research and administrative activities, using initiative to drive these forwards in a rigorous, efficient and timely manner. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You will be responsible for preparing working theories and analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining theories as appropriate. You will develop ideas for generating research income, and present detailed research proposals to senior researcher as well as analyse and interpret data, and contribute ideas for new research projects. In this position you will engage with the CoRE Research Pillars, attending regular meetings and seminars, and presenting project progress to foster new collaborations within the centre. You must hold a PhD (or near completion) in statistical genetics, functional genomics, computational biology, or a related field together with proficiency in statistical programming using R and/or Python, with experience in data management, analysis, and visualisation. You must have demonstrated experience working with large-scale biological datasets, preferably from biobank studies (e.g., UK Biobank, China Kadoorie Biobank) and a familiarity with command-line environments, high-performance computing (HPC) environments and pipeline execution on compute clusters (e.g., SLURM). It is desirable that you hold a first degree in Genomic Medicine, Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative discipline and have experience of independently managing a research project. Due to the nature of the research at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, this job will require additional security pre-employment checks: • A satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service check