Organisation data: Sample Phenotypes & Ontologies
Job Number: EBI02010
Contract Type: Staff Member
Job Function: Coordinator (gr. 8)
Contract Duration-Is this renewable to 9 years?: Yes, funding permitting
Advertised Grade-Grading: Grade 8 (monthly salary starting at £4,103.79 after tax) + benefits
Contract Duration-Length of Time (years/months): 3 years
Closing date: 30 June 2022
You will coordinate projects and personnel within Samples Phenotype & Ontologies Team (SPOT) to deliver new ontology content and semantic services used within EMBL-EBI and as part of multiple international, collaborative projects. The team delivers large data resource projects (GWAS Catalog, PGS Catalog) as well as semantic tools and works across a range of biomedical disciplines including GWAS, high throughput phenotyping, single cell projects and neuroscience. Experience in any of these fields is welcome.
The team is part of multiple international collaborative projects including Cell Annotation Platform, the Brain Data Standards Initiative, Fly Cell Atlas, The Monarch Initiative and Phenomics First, Open Targets. You will meet regularly with representatives of these projects to determine the nature and direction of work to meet project objectives. You will also participate in meetings with stakeholders and users of these resources as part of workshops etc. to feed their requirements into the team's roadmaps.
At EMBL-EBI you can apply your talent and passion to accelerate science and tackle some of humankind's greatest challenges. EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. We provide the global research community with access to publicly available databases and tools which are crucial for the advancement of healthcare, food security, and biodiversity.
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.
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