University of Edinburgh
Job title:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Company
University of Edinburgh
Job description
Job Description:Grade UE07: £40,497 to £48,149 per annumThe Roslin Institute / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies / College of Medicine & Veterinary MedicineFull time: 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE)Fixed term: until March 31, 2026We are looking for a brilliant Post-Doctoral Research fellow for the Digital One Health laboratory (DOHL) at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh with Dr Adrian Muwonge.The Opportunity:The position offers the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious project reimagining the future of traceability in food systems. They will lead the mapping of the Scottish salmon value chain structure, stakeholders, and dynamics through stakeholder engagement activities, including meetings, workshops, and conferences. Additionally, they will develop innovative value chain incentivization models to promote product quality and sustainable production practices and contribute to creating a blueprint for developing a Cardano blockchain-based traceability system.The team currently comprises up to five PhD students at various stages of their programs, focusing on different aspects of AMR transmission. Additionally, we are establishing a Cardano blockchain-based traceability portfolio through this position and another PhD studentship. Collaboration is central to the role and involves working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, including software engineers and material scientists, from the Universities of Edinburgh, Stirling, and Arizona State University in the USAInformal enquiries: .Your skills and attributes for success:The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in aquaculture with experience in monitoring and managing the health and welfare of salmon production. They should have the ability to engage effectively with sector players and demonstrate proven expertise in managing, curating, and mapping value chain dynamics, quality-critical control points, and incentivization models. A good understanding of blockchain technology applied to traceability is advantageous. The Roslin Institute is a world-class center for biomedical research, focusing on infectious diseases relevant to both animal and human health. It offers access to state-of-the-art research facilities, including advanced imaging, proteomics, and high-throughput sequencing platforms. Within the Roslin Institute, the Digital One Health Laboratory fosters international collaborations, including: a) AMR initiatives such as the Fleming Fund Fellowship in Africa,b) Food sector traceability projects using blockchain technology in partnership with the Blockchain Technology Laboratory, and c) Development of One Health living laboratory models in collaboration with Makerere University.Click to view a copy of the full (opens new browser tab).As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- 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
(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe 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 noteThe closing date for applications is 27 March 2025.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 Roslin Institute is a world-leading centre for animal bioscience research and has a distinctive niche within the UK National Institutes of Bioscience, supported strategically by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The Institute moved to a new £60M state-of-the-art building at the Easter Bush Campus in 2011, which is now occupied by > 670 people including ~ 65 Group Leaders and Career Track Fellows, other research and support staff, students and visitors and ~90 staff from Scotland’s Rural College. The Institute has a vibrant programme of postgraduate research, with 176 PhD students registered at the time of writing. Research at the Institute is organised across three research divisions (Genetics & Genomics, Infection & Immunity and Developmental Biology) and three Institute Strategic Programmes (BBSRC funded from 2017-2022) that integrate many disciplines (Blueprints for Healthy Animals, Control of Infectious Diseases and Improving Animal Productivity & Welfare). Crosscutting themes in Epidemiology and Population Health and in Clinical Sciences link research at the Institute to clinical activities in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and support the research activities of clinical academic staff. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), a joint submission from The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute and Scotland’s Rural College was ranked 1st by research power (volume x quality) in the category of Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science.Over £200M has been invested in physical infrastructure at Easter Bush since 2008, including recently in the National Avian Research Facility and the Charnock Bradley Building, which houses the Roslin Innovation Centre – an incubator space for agritech start-up companies and spin out companies to commercialise the Institute’s intellectual property. Investments continue, as the Institute is a major partner in the new Agri-Tech Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock, which together with the University, funds the construction of a £25 M Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility. The Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, primed by investment from the Gates Foundation and Department for International Development, aims to unlock the genetic potential of farmed animals by dissecting genotype-by-environment interactions to sustainably improve animal productivity in low- and middle-income countries.The Institute’s income exceeds £30M p.a., around 50% of which derives from the BBSRC via strategic and competitive funding. Our focus on improving farming systems, animal productivity and welfare, and the control of animal and zoonotic diseases is key to delivery of the BBSRC’s strategic priorities for Agriculture & Food Security, Veterinary Vaccinology and Bioscience for Health. This research is expedited by extensive interactions with industry, including via ongoing platform agreements with major animal breeding and pharmaceutical companies. The addition of our own £15M equity-funded commercialisation vehicle, Roslin Technologies Ltd, will accelerate translation of research at the Institute in the years to come. The Institute holds a prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science.Further details of the research conducted at the Institute can be found at https://www.ed.ac.uk/roslin
Expected salary
£40497 – 48149 per year
Location
Edinburgh – Midlothian
Job date
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:14:39 GMT
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