Neuroimaging Data Scientist - DPUK Data Portal

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term post until December 2025 working full-time.

The purpose of the role is to support Swansea University’s role within the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) collaboration, a £53 million pound public-private Medical Research Council funded endeavour to create a wide reaching and innovative dementias research facility, incorporating different research disciplines from stem-cell research to data analysis. DPUK is a world leading resource for person focussed dementias research designed to fast-track scientific knowledge, treatments and the prevention of the disease. Over the past couple of years, DPUKs neuroimaging collection has rapidly grown, as well as project applications to use this data. This has meant we have had to develop processes and tools to be able to support the provision and analysis of this data.

We are seeking a data scientist to actively contribute to the development of the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) neuroimaging data collection and groundbreaking research. This post is for a role to contribute to the implementation of neuroimaging processes within the DPUK Data Portal, to support neuroimaging data management such as anonymisation and standardisation, the development and improvement of our big data infrastructure and tools, as well as contributing to research activities.

Please don't rule yourself out if you don’t meet all of the criteria. We are looking for someone who is eager with a diverse skill set. The criteria describes the type of person we believe we need. You may have a skillset or experience that we hadn’t considered.  

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Closing Date: 28 October 2024

Interview Date: 18 November 2024

Informal Enquiries

• Emma Squires emma@chi.swan.ac.uk
• Lewis Hotchkiss Lewis.hotchkiss@chi.swan.ac.uk

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