Total 3 job vacancies by University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences

NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCES (NDORMS)

Research Grants Manager (Maternity Leave Cover) (175635) This post may be offered as a secondment opportunity.

Grade 7: Salary in the range of £37,524 - £45,763 per annum.
Although this job is advertised at grade 7, we are willing to offer grade 8 to a candidate with significant experience and skills in managing a similar portfolio size and leading the administration of the Biomedical Research Centre.

We are seeking to recruit a highly experienced and organised Research Grants Manager to join our busy Research Grants team at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), located at the Botnar Research Centre, Oxford.

This exciting position combines line management responsibilities for a small team alongside directly managing a portfolio of research groups. The postholder will be required to act as a financial guide, providing professional and flexible financial management to research groups, to support the achievement of the department’s strategic objectives. The post provides a crucial role in the running of the Botnar Institute, liaising between Botnar academics, University Professional Services teams and external grant funders.

You will work closely with colleagues within the Institute, departmental colleagues and Research Accounts throughout the lifecycle of grants; ensuring all eligible costs have been added to each grant and confirming total spend to allow accurate reporting to the funder. You will provide timely, regular and accurate reports and detailed analysis on the research funding portfolio, and associated risks, to the Principal Investigators and senior management, so that they have a sound financial evidence base to assess how best to utilise their grant budgets. You will liaise with external sponsors, collaborating Universities and other University of Oxford Departments on grant award management.

You will be educated to a degree level or equivalent qualification. You will have a sound and in-depth knowledge of grant funders and post-award management together with ability to create, analyse and understand financial data. You will be a highly organised and accurate with ability to work well as a member of close-knit team and independently. Experience of using online grant application forms and working knowledge of X5, Oracle Financials and PeopleXD are desirable.

This is a full-time maternity leave cover appointment for 12 months. This post is available from 1 December 2024.

The closing date for this position is 12 noon on Friday 11 October 2024. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:

https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=175635

NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCES (NDORMS)

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Translational Biology (175149)

Grade 7: Salary in the range of £37,524-£45,763 per annum
We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified and dedicated Postdoctoral Research Associate in Translational Biology to join our research team at Oxford Translational Myeloma Centre which is based at Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), Oxford
As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Translational Biology you will lead laboratory experiments and the computational analysis and interpretation of data with the goal of discovering biological pathways, patterns and genes that are responsible for the drivers of drug response or resistance in multiple myeloma. You will specifically interrogate multiple Myeloma cell lines and immune cells for studying the mechanism of action of epigenetic therapy in Multiple Myeloma. In partnership with industrial and academic collaborators you will analyse patient derived genomic, immune, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data to build hypothesis and test them in laboratory models. You will contribute ideas for new research projects, collaborate in the preparation of scientific reports and journal articles and act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group.

You will hold a PhD/DPhil (or near completion) in a biomedical discipline with direct relevance to molecular techniques and assays together with experience to undertake cell based analysis of drug activities. Ability to develop novel assays for testing compounds and their mechanisms based on genetics, OMICs and other assays is essential for success in this project. We are looking for a candidate who would be able to deliver high quality research outputs, as demonstrated by a strong publication record in high profile scientific journals. Familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field of Myeloma or cancer biology together with passion for problem-solving desirable but not essential. Experience in drug related research, strong publication track record and experience of presenting work at meetings and cross-disciplinary collaborative experience are desirable.

This is a full-time fixed-term initial appointment for 2 years.
The closing date for this position is 12 noon on 30 September 2023. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:

https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=175149

NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCES (NDORMS)

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioinformatics (172445)
Grade 8: Salary in the range of £45,585 - £51,283 per annum

The Kennedy Institute at the University of Oxford has an exciting opening for an experienced bioinformatician to join the group of Associate Professor Stephen Sansom (https://sansomlab.org). In this core-funded role you will lead the development of pipelines and tools for the analysis of data from cutting-edge single cell and spatial genomics platforms such as the 10x Chromium and Nanostring CosMx. You will have the opportunity to work with students and postdocs from the Kennedy’s world-leading research groups both to provide bioinformatics training and to make contributions to publications in high impact journals. Researchers at the KIR are using cutting-edge approaches to investigate the immune system and the cellular causes of diseases such as atheroschlerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis (https://www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/research/research-groups).

You should have an established track record of code development and contributions to publications or submitted manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals that demonstrates your bioinformatics expertise. A PhD/DPhil (or near completion) in a discipline of direct relevant to bioinformatics and genomic research is essential. In this role, you will undertake code development, provide bioinformatics training and perform scientific research developing and acquiring relevant skills as necessary. You will share code with the bioinformatics community, publishing tools and results in peer-reviewed journals. A good understanding of single-cell/spatial genomics data analysis is essential. The successful applicant will be based at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences.

The closing date for this position is 12 noon on Friday 3 May 2024. Please read the accompanying job description carefully and ensure that you address each selection criteria in a supporting statement which must be uploaded together with your CV when applying online.

For further information please contact Associate Professor Stephen Sansom: stephen.sansom@kennedy.ox.ac.uk or Prof Irina Udalova: irina.udalova@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.

This core-funded post will be initially appointed as a fixed-term, full time position until 31/07/2026.