IT Infrastructure and Data Manager

Grade UE07: £39,347 – £46,974 

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Deanery of Clinical Sciences / Edinburgh Imaging

Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Fixed-term: 60 months

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced I.T and data manager to join a multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge imaging facility based in the Queens Medical Research Institute at Edinburgh Bioquarter. The post will be supporting a new Total Body PET-CT scanner as part of an MRC funded collaboration with Glasgow University. This exceptionally powerful and exciting technology can deliver innovative experimental medicine and clinical studies that will catalyse major discoveries in the understanding, diagnosis, quantification, and treatment of human disease.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Proficient in Linux systems management and shell scripting
• Experience with data management and computational tools that support research: MySQL, Postgres, R, MatLab, Docker, KVM, Python
• Experience of management, governance, and transfer of data collections at Petabyte(s) scale 
• Excellent problem solving skills and able to provide specialist technical support and respond to critical issues.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £39,347- £46,947
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024. 

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Interviews will be held end of June/early July. 

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