Programmer / Data Manager
University of Cambridge
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/1880/
Salary £27,854-£36,298 pa
The MRC Epidemiology Unit was set up in October 2003 to study the genetic and environmental determinants of obesity, diabetes and related metabolic disorders. For further information about the Unit please visit www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk.
We are looking to recruit a full-time permanent programmer who has particular strengths in Java programming, to work in the Units data management team. The post holder can expect to be involved in a wide range of computational issues. Post holder will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills at all levels. They will be responsible for providing software development and wider expert advice on the management and processing of data, contributing towards the Unit's work flows and information and statistical structures.
Reporting to, working with and managed by the Senior Data Manager (SDM), the post holder will be responsible for the day to day direction and program code development for software project programming work. They will support Unit projects requiring programming and with software development (both existing and new). They will ensure appropriate security and access controls on all data are maintained in accordance with Unit requirements and current legal, security and ethical rules. Along with strong Java programming, experience of software development using XML, databases and web technologies would be advantageous. Whilst the focus will be on programming the post holder will be expected to understand and contribute to the general data management activities carried out by the data management team, including line managing at least one other programmer.
Work will involve data from all of the Units' programmes of research, and initially some emphasis will be on providing expertise to ensure legacy software remains operational and to develop this further. The post holders will be expected to work closely with investigating scientists and other data management staff to link scientific processes to unit data, software tools and databases.
The post requires a BSc (or equivalent) qualification in a science, computation or a mathematics based subject, ideally with some related subject experience in software development, large volume data handling and/or database development or web development.
The role is based at the MRC Epidemiology Unit in the Institute of Metabolic Sciences at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
For informal enquires about the post, please contact Adam Dickinson at [log in to unmask]
This appointment is subject to a health assessment. Whether an outcome is satisfactory will be determined by the University.
Applicants should submit a CV, a covering letter outlining suitability for the role and a CHRIS/6 form (parts 1 and 3 only; each part in separate documents). A CHRIS/6 form can be downloaded: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/
Completed applications should be sent to [log in to unmask] by 5pm on 9 September 2013.
Interviews are to be held between 17 and 20 September 2013.
Please quote reference SJ01588 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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