Senior Research Associate, Evolutionary Genomics

University of East Anglia; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

44 days annual leave (pro rata for PT)

Wellbeing facilities and EAP

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

University of East Anglia is seeking a Senior Research Associate in Evolutionary Genomics to join the Grieshop group. The role combines laboratory breeding with computational genomics to investigate sex- and age-specific fitness across Drosophila lineages over millions of years of divergence.

Starting salary is £38,784 with increments to £46,049, and appointment on a fixed-term basis for three years. The post offers a hybrid working arrangement and a generous benefits package, including

Qualifications

• Postgraduate level research degree (PhD or equivalent) in evolutionary biology, population genetics, genomics, or bioinformatics.
• Experience with laboratory insect models and bioinformatics.
• Experience with high-performance computing and sequencing data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of experimental breeding programs in Drosophila.
• Process and analyse high-throughput sequencing data from experiments.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Population genetics

Evolutionary biology

Drosophila biology

Statistical genetics

Education

PhD or equivalent in evolutionary biology / population genomics / bioinformatics

Tools

Read mapping

Pool-seq analysis

High-performance computing

Phylogenetic methods

Job description

University of East Anglia is seeking a Senior Research Associate in Evolutionary Genomics to join the Grieshop group. The role combines laboratory breeding with computational genomics to investigate sex- and age-specific fitness across Drosophila lineages over millions of years of divergence.

Starting salary is £38,784 with increments to £46,049, and appointment on a fixed-term basis for three years. The post offers a hybrid working arrangement and a generous benefits package, including