[ensembl-dev] Jobs at Ensembl

Mon Nov 11 20:29:38 GMT 2019

Hi Andy!

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!! Now that I've actually taken a
look at the job description I can see that it does in fact include "or
similar practical experience...". I apologize, I should have read the job
description in full before bothering you about it.

Thanks for taking the time to explain that though!

- Kurt

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 3:16 PM Andy Yates <ayates at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:

> 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
>
> ------------
> 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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