Computational Biologist – Single-Cell GRN Inference & BioFAIR

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON; Southampton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

University closure days

USS pension

Health facilities

Discounts

Job summary

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON invites a computational biologist to join the BioFAIR Pathfinder project to develop a computational framework for gene regulatory network inference in single-cell genomics. The role includes curating, harmonising datasets, containerising and running tools, and contributing to peer‑reviewed publications and community engagement.

You will work within the School of Biological Sciences with access to IRIDIS HPC and collaborate across UK FAIR data initiatives and the

Qualifications

• Quantitative or RSE background in computational biology.
• Experience with single-cell genomics and gene regulation.
• Experience with containerisation and workflow development.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational framework for GRN inference methods in single-cell genomics.
• Curate, harmonise and benchmark single-cell/multimodal datasets.
• Containerise and run GRN tools; contribute to publications and community engagement.

Skills

Computational biology

Single-cell genomics

Data analysis

Containerisation

Workflow development

Tools

IRIDIS HPC

Job description

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON invites a computational biologist to join the BioFAIR Pathfinder project to develop a computational framework for gene regulatory network inference in single-cell genomics. The role includes curating, harmonising datasets, containerising and running tools, and contributing to peer‑reviewed publications and community engagement.

You will work within the School of Biological Sciences with access to IRIDIS HPC and collaborate across UK FAIR data initiatives and the