Contract Research officer - Multi-omic data analysis

Location: Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, P61 C996

Research

Salary: Research Officer with a Salary Scale of €42,496 to €80,414

Closing Date: 26/06/2026 12:00 PM

Funded Full Time

Job Summary

Duration:

Temporary externally funded non Grant-in-Aid contract post, the indicative duration of which is 5 months, subject to contract. A panel may be formed from which future similar vacancies may be filled; such a panel will remain active for a maximum period of 12 months.

Basic Function:

Teagasc seeks to recruit an enthusiastic, ambitious researcher to a funded position as part of the Horizon Europe funded project CoDiet. The successful candidate will have experience in the analysis of shotgun microbiome data from human gut samples and multi-omic data integration.

Background:

The Teagasc Food Programme is located at two sites, Moorepark Food Research Centre (Fermoy, Co. Cork). The programme is based on applied research which involves significant industry engagement. In addition to its own programme, Teagasc participates in many large research initiatives (VistaMilk Centre, the Dairy Processing Technology Centre, Meat Technology Ireland, Food for Health Ireland) with industry partners and other research providers in the university sector. The current role will be located at the Moorepark research site, where significant food and health related research takes place and which hosts relevant infrastructure such as the Moorepark Technology Ltd. pilot plant, a dedicated food safety laboratory, the Teagasc DNA Sequencing Centre, The National Food Imaging Centre and a planned Food Biotest facility.

Job Objectives

• Responsible for the analysis of shotgun metagenomic data.
• Integration of multi-omic datasets.
• Liaising with other partners from CoDiet
• Be willing to regularly upskill, including through attending workshops and training courses, in this and related areas.
• Engage in Education and Public Engagement activities.
• Generating publications.

Additional Duties \& Responsibilities:

• To interpret research findings and prepare scientific and popular press publications.
• To disseminate research findings to a variety of audiences as appropriate.
• To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan.
• To comply with all relevant Teagasc policies and procedures.
• Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of themselves, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations. This includes full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.

• To take up additional duties as they may arise and be assigned by management.

• This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive. It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.

Skills Requirement

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

• An honours Level 8 degree, (as recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent), in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate degree and/or research experience in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology would be a distinct advantage

Skills/ Knowledge

• Bioinformatic analysis of microbiome data
• Evidence of research activity (publications, conference presentations, awards) and future scholarly output (working papers, research proposals, etc.)

• Excellent project management, analytical, report writing and data analysis skills.

• Multi-omic data integration

• Experience in setting own research agenda.
• Evidence of teamwork and collaboration with relevant partners.

Behavioural Competencies

• Ability to work as part of a team, including consulting, collaborating and building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaborating with colleagues as per our Teagasc Together ethos.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation) with an ability to enable effective knowledge and technology transfer.
• Ability to generate new ideas, unique concepts, models and solutions.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaborating with colleagues as per our Teagasc Together ethos

Eligibility This is an open public competition. Should a current serving Teagasc staff member be successful in their application through open public competition for this post, their current contract of employment with Teagasc will come to an end on taking up this post.

Note: The ‘essential’ qualifications, knowledge, skills and behavioural competencies outlined above are ‘must-have’ which will be used in the selection process.