Research Technician Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE05: £25,285,00 - £28,929.00 Per Annum
School of Biological Sciences, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology
Full Time - 35 hours per week
Fixed-Term Contract, for 12 months from 1 September 2023, with possibility of extension
Applications are invited for a Research technician in the laboratory of Dr. Julie Welburn, funded by Wellcome. The laboratory investigates fundamental mechanisms of the microtubule cytoskeleton, cell organization and cell division at the molecular level. Our laboratory uses biochemical and structural approaches to understand how molecular motors and their cargos cooperate with microtubule tracks to mediate accurate cell division and chromosome segregation.
We are now looking for an entry-level enthusiastic and organized research technician to join our team As a research technician, you will provide technical support to the research group funded on the research grant and be engaged in the day to day running of the laboratory. You will also have your own research project and work as part of a team and engage scientifically in the lab’s research work. Training can also be offered.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience in biochemistry or cell biology
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work independently but also as part of a team
- Desire to learn and achieve new discoveries and progress your career
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For informal enquiries please contact the hiring manager Dr Julie Welburn at [email protected] or the School of Biological Sciences Staffing / HR 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. Access our staff benefits page 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.
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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