Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biometrics for In Silico Breeding

Job Info

Job Identification: 12535
Locations: Easter Bush Campus, Roslin, EH25 9RG, GB(100% On-campus)
Organization: Royal Dick Veterinary Studies, Royal Dick Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh University Group
Department: The Roslin Institute
Apply Before: 06/18/2025, 11:59 PM
Health and Safety Requirements: Key hazards identified (plan is in place)
Criminal Record Check: No criminal record check required
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Work Duration Months: 36
Job Schedule: Full time
Grade: UE07
Number of Openings: 1
Job Function: Researcher

Job Description

Grade UE07: £40,497 - £48,149 per annum (pro-rata if part-time)

CMVM/The Roslin Institute

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 36 months

We are looking to fill a 3-year post for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biometrics for In Silico Breeding within the BBSRC-funded HiPerBreedSim project. In this role, you will develop a general statistical framework and software tools for simulating complex phenotypic data capturing multiple data streams (e.g., genetic, environmental, multi-omics) along with their linear and non-linear interactions. The framework will enable large-scale simulations of the high-dimensional experimental data emerging from plant and animal breeding. The software here will accompany our breeding ecosystem comprising AlphaSimR and FieldSimR.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. Fixed-term for 36 months.

The salary for this post is £40,497 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

You are passionate about biometrics, statistics and quantitative genetics applied to experimental breeding data.
You have expertise in linear and generalised mixed models, as well as machine learning algorithms.
You have experience in a high-level programming language, such as Rcpp and C+.
You are interested in developing open-source software for academic and applied work.
You are independent, organised, and thrive in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams working in globally important sector.
Please inspect the call documentation regarding the essential and desirable knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary.
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Please note if the role is offered on a part-time basis, it may result in sponsorship being dependent on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Office’s criteria for sponsorship.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 18th June 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date (late June or early July, 2025).