[ensembl-dev] Jobs at Ensembl

[Andy Yates]

Dear Kurt,

As the hiring manager for this role I feel I should respond to your question. 

Whilst we say that a postgraduate level of education is desirable we do mention in our advert that "similar practical experience in biology, bioinformatics, software engineering, or related subjects" is also applicable. More important to this particular role is our request for "5+ years experience developing high-quality or production web applications". You can see more details about this role below:

https://www.embl.de/jobs/searchjobs/index.php?ref=EBI01466

We do accept that not everyone who works in this industry has taken an academic route to their current roles. We also are very aware that a number of desired skills and technology are not taught on university courses. I strongly encourage anyone who is interested in working in our roles to read through the adverts closely and please do not be put off by what might at first seem like hard requirements. 

Best regards,

Andy

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Andrew Yates - Genomics Technology Infrastructure Team Leader
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
Tel: +44-(0)1223-492538
Fax: +44-(0)1223-494468
Skype: andy.yates.ebi
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/
http://www.ensembl.org/

> On 11 Nov 2019, at 19:57, Kurt Wheeler <kurt.wheeler91 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Emily,
> 
> I'm not interested in any of these positions. However I've seen a number of these emails come through this mailing list similar (or maybe just the same one that's not getting filled?) for the Ensembl Web Back-end Project Leader position and it seems curious that you're requiring a MScs or PHD for "a web development manager to lead our back-end web-team, developing web infrastructure and APIs".  What about that position requires a higher degree? It has been my experience in the software industry that engineers who go back for their masters end up with less experience relevant to team management, web infrastructure, APIs, IT infrastructure, containers, data management and Linux because these are topics that are not taught in masters/PHD programs, even computer science and software engineering programs.
> 
> Anyway, I was just wondering why those higher degrees are a requirement. As a Research Software Engineer who does not have and does not intend to pursue a higher degree, I wonder what kind of decision making goes into requiring them for positions that seem to be strictly related to software development.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kurt Wheeler
> Data Engineer
> Childhood Cancer Data Lab
> ccdatalab.org
> 
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 4:49 AM Emily Perry <emily at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> If you’ve always dreamed of being part of Ensembl, please take a look at our four open jobs available at http://www.ensembl.info/category/06-jobs/:
> 
> Bioinformatics Developer
> We’re looking for a bioinformatician to work on integrating model organism genomic data, including variation, gene and comparative genomics data. We’re looking for degrees in biological or computer science, with experience in programming, databases and genome analysis. Closes 8th December.
> 
> Genomics Project Leader
> We’re looking for a bioinformatics manager to lead development of pipelines for and curation of gene annotation resources for model organisms. We’re looking for PhDs in bioinformatics or a related field and experience in genome annotation and large-scale databases. Closes 8th December.
> 
> Ensembl Web Back-end Project Leader
> We’re looking for a web development manager to lead our back-end web-team, developing web infrastructure and APIs. We’re looking for MScs or PhDs in biology, bioinformatics, software engineering with experience working with IT infrastructure, containers, data management and Linux. Closes 29th November.
> 
> Genebuild bioinformatician
> We’re looking for a bioinformatician to join our genebuild team, working on annotating genes onto genomes, particularly as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project. We’re looking for MScs or PhDs in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or Genetics, with experience working with complex code, genomics and alignments. Closes 20th November.
> 
> Please click through to the page to see the full adverts and apply using the linked application form.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Emily (on behalf of the Ensembl team)
> 
> --
> Dr Emily Perry (Pritchard)
> Ensembl Outreach Project Leader 
> (she/her)
> 
> European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
> European Molecular Biology Laboratory 
> Wellcome Genome Campus
> Hinxton
> Cambridge
> CB10 1SD
> UK 
> 
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