College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £30,062 to £31,900, with potential progression once in post to £35,883
Grade: 5
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 28th June 2026
At the heart of Genomics Birmingham is a simple motivation: to facilitate excellent science. We are not a commercial contract research organisation; we exist to support researchers and reduce the risk associated with high‑cost, high‑impact experimental work. Our work is underpinned by a dedicated team of highly trained and experienced scientists. This expertise allows us to refine workflows, develop detailed and robust standard operating procedures (SOPs), and deliver reproducible, high‑quality data for both fundamental and clinically focused research.
Birmingham Genomics has state-of-the-art facilities with newly acquired equipment such as 10x Chromium and 10x Visium (in collaboration with BTA). The core facility has Illumina sequencers (MiSeq, NextSeq 2000 and NovaSeq 6000), an Oxford Nanopore sequencer (PromethION) and an Olink Signature Q100. Some QPCR and CellRad instruments are run on an “instrument access” model centrally, with library preparation and sample preparation carried out within each core. We also have liquid-handler robots: the Hamilton NGS Star, the SPT Dragonfly and the Formulatrix F.A.S.T and two bead-handler machines (Thermofisher Kingfishers). We have access to a cloud-based HPC facility on site (Bear CLOUD), as well as a dedicated research data network.
This post sits within the CMH Infrastructure and Facilities team in Genomics Birmingham. The post-holder will provide support to Genomics Birmingham's proteomic, transcriptomic and genomic services.
You will provide technical expertise, support and guidance in research support. You may supervise a number of technical staff but even where you do not directly supervise staff you will still be expected to act as a role model and coach others as appropriate.
You will need an in-depth understanding of the research questions, techniques and experimental protocols. You will be able to use your in-depth knowledge to advise on procedures, diagnose and resolve problems, and proactively suggest solutions to issues which arise. You may need to operate out of normal working hours to accommodate experimental procedures.
In order to flexibly use resource you may be offered the opportunity to work in different areas of the department or wider university.
Tagged as: Life Sciences
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