Research Software Engineer

We are seeking to appoint a Research Software Engineer to join the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, working with Professor Deirdre Hollingsworth and the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) modelling consortium to directly inform global and national policy on a group of diseases that predominantly affect the lowest income populations globally.

You will be responsible for designing and implementing high quality, reliable and maintainable software that will lead to specific research outcomes and enable the translational impact of existing research. You will collaborate with the researchers and consultant teams on software projects, providing not only technical expertise but specialist domain knowledge to individual projects, and you will contribute to the research ideas and work of the project. Other responsibilities will include following and promoting research software engineering and reproducible research best practices within the University of Oxford and the wider UK and international research community, and developing training material and facilitating workshops and training courses internally within the group and for the wider NTD consortium.

It is essential that you hold a degree in Biostatistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, Mathematical Biology or a related subject. You will have experience of software development in a research and/or industrial setting, and the ability to independently design, manage and implement a complex programming project (either as a stand-alone project or a significant contribution to an existing project). It is essential you have experience with one programming language used for research (e.g. Python, C++, C, Matlab, R, Java, Javascript, Fortran, Julia) and conversant with at least one more, and that you are able to rapidly acquire fluent knowledge of new programming languages, libraries and platforms.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered full time (part-time also considered with a minimum of 60% FTE) on a fixed term contract until 31 May 2025 and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Only applications received before 12 midday on 25 October 2024 will be considered. Please quote 175792 on all correspondence.

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