University of Edinburgh
Job title:
Post-doctoral Data Analysist and Modeller
Company
University of Edinburgh
Job description
Job Description:Grade UE07 £40,247- £47,874CMVM- Deanery of Clinical Science/Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed-term: 48 monthsThe Opportunity:We are looking for a motivated, innovative and organised post-doctoral scientist with expertise in image processing, analysis and kinetic modelling that could support our Total-Body PET national facility.You will have the opportunity to join the “PET is Wonderful” team working at the University of Edinburgh to develop innovative methodologies for Total-Body PET research and clinical application. You will have the opportunity to work on academic and industry-sponsored projects across medical specialties. The University of Edinburgh houses three preclinical PET systems and three clinical PET systems coupled with CT or MRI. Our radiochemistry facility has also recently been upgraded and expanded to house eleven hot cells (3 dedicated to R&D use and 8 for GMP productions) and a cyclotron.This is a fixed term position with full-time hours (35 hours per week). This is regular on-campus working role and is available for 48 months initially.The salary for this post is £40,247 to £47,874 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:
- PhD in a relevant subject (e.g. imaging, kinetic analysis).
- Innovative thinking and great problem solving skills
- Highly motivated to deliver discovery science
- Responsible team player
- Extremely organised and detail oriented
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- A competitive salary
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
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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 (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.Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 18 November 2024.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:The Centre for Cardiovascular Science (Head of Centre, Professor Andrew Baker) is a world-leading centre of excellence that integrates discovery, translational and clinical cardiovascular research to transform the diagnosis, treatment and management of people with heart and circulatory diseases.We are working with local, national and international partners and funders to develop solutions to our research challenges with regional and global impact.Research in the CVS is investigator-led. CVS has 50 principal investigators leading research across four themes: Metabolism Obesity & Diabetes (MOD), Hypertension & Renal (HART), Cardio-metabolic Imaging (CINEMA), and Coronary & Valvular Heart Disease.The technologies employed within CVS span basic molecular and cell biology, to model organisms (flies, fish, rodents), to clinical trials. The ethos in the CVS is that, whatever their background, investigators can use our network of collaboration and training to deliver fundamental discoveries and implement them in translational research.CVS hosts two British Heart Foundation research centres: the Centre of Research Excellence (REA3) and the Centre for Vascular Regeneration (CVR).To find out more, visit
Expected salary
£40247 – 47874 per year
Location
Edinburgh – Midlothian
Job date
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:50:21 GMT
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