Computational Biologist: Single-Cell GRN Inference (12m)

Opportunita; Southampton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

University closure days

USS pension

Subsidised health facilities

Discounts

Job summary

University of Southampton invites applications for a Research Fellow in Computational Biology within the BioFAIR Pathfinder project. The role focuses on developing computational frameworks for gene regulatory network inference in single-cell genomics, with responsibilities including dataset curation, containerisation, and contribution to publications.

You will join the School of Biological Sciences and have access to IRIDIS HPC resources and a supportive research community.

Qualifications

• Experience in single-cell bioinformatics and computational biology methods.
• Ability to containerise tools and develop reproducible workflows.
• Strong quantitative background and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Curate and harmonise single-cell and multimodal datasets.
• Containerise and run GRN inference tools as a community resource.
• Contribute to peer‑reviewed publications and engage with BioFAIR/ELIXIR-UK communities.

Skills

Single-cell bioinformatics

Containerisation

Workflow development

Quantitative background

Job description

University of Southampton invites applications for a Research Fellow in Computational Biology within the BioFAIR Pathfinder project. The role focuses on developing computational frameworks for gene regulatory network inference in single-cell genomics, with responsibilities including dataset curation, containerisation, and contribution to publications.

You will join the School of Biological Sciences and have access to IRIDIS HPC resources and a supportive research community.