Research Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Grade 6 (£31,396 - £36,024)
College of Science and Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Fixed-term (temporary), 24 months contract
Full-time, 35 hours per week
We are looking for a Postgraduate Research Assistant to work on an MRC-funded human malaria challenge trial. This is a grade 6 post (salary range £31,396 to £36,024) within the School of Biological Sciences and provides full time employment for 24-months (expected start date December 1st 2023).
The Opportunity:
This role provides the opportunity to work as part of a human immunology team exploring mechanisms of disease tolerance in malaria. The successful candidate will co-ordinate laboratory work during the clinical trial and spend up to two months in Oxford processing whole blood samples for downstream analyses (e.g. mass cytometry). The remainder of the time will be spent in Ashworth Laboratories (University of Edinburgh) analysing samples and data, and presenting results to the clinical and research teams.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience in processing human blood and bone marrow samples
- Expertise in culturing human bone marrow organoids
- Broad knowledge of malaria and human immunology
- Analysis skills in R Excellent written and oral communication skills
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For informal enquiries please contact the hiring manager Phil Spence ([email protected]) or the School of Biological Sciences Staffing Team at [email protected] .
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
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.
If invited for interview 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 is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa
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