Statistician specialising in Animal and Plant Health Applications

Are you keen to use your quantitative skills in tackling practical problems in animal and plant health? BioSS (Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland) is looking for an innovative and motivated early-career statistician to join our growing and dynamic team. This is an outstanding opportunity to advance your career in a stimulating, supportive environment, developing a research profile in One Health while working to increase food security.

BioSS seeks a quantitative scientist who wants to develop a personal research profile and to apply statistical methodologies to problems in the food and agricultural sciences. You’ll play a key role in developing and applying cutting-edge statistical approaches to address problems in animal and plant health. You will join the EPIC consortium (https://www.epicscotland.org/), the Centre of Expertise funded by the Scottish Government to advise on control of animal disease outbreaks.  In EPIC and in other projects, you’ll collaborate closely with applied scientists from leading UK research institutions, and interact with quantitative experts from within and beyond BioSS.

The post is an excellent long-term career opportunity for a suitably qualified statistician or quantitative scientist, offering a stimulating route to build your portfolio of statistical experience and expertise and develop skills in inter-disciplinary working in the important field of One Health.  You will have the chance to advance your career in a supportive environment at BioSS as we grow as a centre of quantitative applied research and consultancy.  We want you to build a personal portfolio of research, and to develop professionally, and will support you in achieving these objectives.  This is a permanent post based at BioSS in Edinburgh, with flexibility to work from other BioSS locations in Dundee or Aberdeen, or remotely from home.

At BioSS, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, diverse and supportive team of over 50 staff and students working across multiple statistics and modelling disciplines, collaborating on applications in plant & crop science, animal health & welfare, environmental science & ecology, and human health & nutrition. We value collaboration, innovation, and the continuous development of our team members: we’ve been awarded Investors in People Gold Status since 2019.

Benefits offered

• 35 hour working week.
• Annual Leave: Generous entitlement of up to 40.5 days a year.
• Pension: Employer Contribution of 15% of salary into a Personal Pension Plan.
• Self-managed hours and Flexible Working: options to structure your working time, in line with organisational needs, to define a healthy work life balance.
• Generous annual time allocation to support your personal development as a scientist.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A confidential service available to support employees and their families with work or personal problems. 

Potential applicants may contact Dr Giles Innocent (Giles.Innocent@bioss.ac.uk), in confidence, to discuss this position.

Applications should be made using the recruitment pages operated by our parent organization, The James Hutton Institute via the 'Apply' button above. 

We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position.

The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We encourage applications from underrepresented groups in STEM, particularly women, BAME and LGBTQ+. 

The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Bronze Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and Living Wage Employer.

Closing Date:  3 November 2024
Interview Date: 18 November 2024

Further Details: https://www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies

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