Bioinformatician / Bioinformatics Research Fellow

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Background

The group studies lymphovascular diseases, specifically Primary Lymphoedema, which is clinically and genetically heterogeneous and is caused by defects in the lymphatic system that lead to swelling of one or more limbs or other parts of the body. Treatment is limited to compression garments and manual lymphatic drainage. Our work has focused on the genetic causes of lymphatic failure.

We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Bioinformatics Research Fellow, initially until October 2027, funded by an ARPA-H LIGHT (lymphatic imaging, genomics, and phenotyping technologies) grant, a multicenter study which overall purpose is to accelerate transformative advances in lymphatic medicine.

Responsibilities

You will be based at City St George’s University London (Tooting Campus) working in the Lymphovascular Research group collaborating with computational, clinical and laboratory scientists. Your will support the group by analysing genomic data to identify and characterise genes underlying Primary Lymphoedema utilising a range of computational and statistical approaches.

Person Specification

We are seeking a candidate with a background in computational biology and experience in the analysis of genetic data.

You will hold MSc in Bioinformatics or a closely related field, together with a PhD with a bioinformatics focus or equivalent relevant post‑MSc professional experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science or human genomics fields.

Whilst prior knowledge of the lymphatic system is not essential, a good understanding of disease genetics will be highly valuable. Strong organisational, time-management and communication skills are essential for the role. In order to help to develop the programme of genetics at City St. George’s, we particularly welcome applicants who can demonstrate academic ambition, initiative and independent thinking.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 17th May 2026 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 1st June 2026.

Further information is available in the job description.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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