The Edinburgh Genome Foundry (EGF) is a newly established facility in the expanding field of Synthetic Biology at The University of Edinburgh. It will design and assemble up to chromosome-length DNA constructs for a variety of applications. The Biological Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, deployment and maintenance of the Foundry's software resources in conjunction with the other members of the software team. You will play a key role in planning, developing, testing and deploying software solutions to enable the establishment of a highly automated high-throughput DNA synthesis facility.
Ideally you will have a degree in a relevant subject and at least 4 years' experience of leading software engineering projects or have a minimum of 10 years' work experience in relevant technical or scientific roles. An interest in synthetic biology and bioengineering would be an advantage for this role.
We are also open to applications from candidates who might have less experience but are still enthusiastic about this opportunity.
Please note: This post is full-time, fixed-term for a period of 24 months.
Salary range depending on post offered: Grade 8: £38,511 - £45,954 or Grade 7: £31,342 - £37,394
Vacancy Ref: 032709
Closing Date: 23-MAR-2015 at 5pm GMT
For further particulars and to apply for this post please visit https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=032709
