Responsibilities

The Artificial Intelligence and Informatics group currently has the following responsibilities, as a member of the team your role would be to support one or more of the following technologies involved with our infrastructure.

• Collaborate on projects with other groups to develop scientific software such as web applications, APIs, Machine Learning, Image processing.
•  Writing and deploying your scientific software making the best use of our existing cloud/HPC/data infrastructure.
• Good software development practices such as CI/CD, writing tests and installers.
• Requirements gathering.
• Collaboration with software support groups in STFC Scientific Computing Department and The Rosalind Franklin Institute to facilitate software teams working on specific Franklin projects.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive and up to date best practice documentation for all members of the Franklin.
• Attend scientific seminars and meetings to keep up to date with developments in software and methodology.
• Manage and develop projects for Graduate and Student placements associated with the Franklin.
• Line Management of RSEs and RSAs
• Disseminate results through writing papers and presenting at scientific meetings.
• Contribute to the public engagement in science programme of the Franklin.
• Support core team in development and maintenance of compute and data infrastructure.
• User support and service management (e.g. training, writing documentation, support)

 In return we offer:

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays and Christmas holiday shutdown
• Generous pension scheme (employer’s contribution currently up to 18%)
• Training and development opportunities for staff at all levels to enhance your professional and personal skills
• Bus pass discount scheme and good transport links to Oxford and surrounding areas
• Access to employee discount platform (Perkbox)
• Occupational Health and wellbeing support including Employee Assistance (24/7 support and counselling)
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised canteen and food outlets on campus
• Free on-site parking
• Campus location in beautiful countryside with social and sports clubs open to staff

Before submitting your application please ensure you read the Job Information Pack for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment available on our Careers Site.

About us: The Rosalind Franklin Institute is a new national Research Centre, funded by the UK government through UK Research and Innovation, dedicated to bringing about transformative changes in life science through interdisciplinary research and technology. 

Location: The Franklin is based in Harwell Campus, UK’s innovation hub and well-established as one of the leading science and innovation campuses in Europe.   

At the Rosalind Franklin Institute we welcome applications from all around the world!

Closing date: We will be interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis until this position is filled and reserve the right to close this vacancy early. 

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