Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job title:

Postdoctoral Analysis Fellow

Firm

College of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:UE07 £39,347 to £46,974 every yearCMVM/Edinburgh Medical College/Deanery of Biomedical Sciences/Centre for Discovery Mind sciencesFull-time – 35 Hours Per WeekContract Sort – Mounted-Time period – 2 yearsThe Alternative:A postdoctoral analysis fellow place is on the market in Dr. Kathryn Bowles’ lab on the College of Edinburgh UK DRI centre. We’re on the lookout for a researcher fascinated by investigating the purposeful and transcriptomic results of astrocytic tau pathology in progressive supranuclear palsy, utilizing human iPSC fashions and mind tissues.The postdoc will likely be answerable for culturing and differentiating iPSC traces, and finishing up varied manipulations utilizing molecular biology methods and transcriptomic evaluation, in addition to conducting spatial transcriptomics on human mind tissues.The postdoc will likely be anticipated to work with a excessive diploma of independence in day-to-day work, and is inspired to contribute their very own concepts to the route of the mission. Coaching will likely be offered as crucial. The profitable candidate should have the ability to work intently with others as a member of a analysis group, and can produce materials for publication and dissemination.This submit is full-time (35 hours per week).Your expertise and attributes for fulfillment:

• PhD (or PhD close to completion) or different increased degree diploma (MD/PhD and many others) in related self-discipline (neuroscience, neurodegeneration, molecular and mobile biology).
• Expertise in iPSC tradition
• Expertise with a variety of biochemical methods
• Wonderful written and oral communication expertise
• Willingness to study a wide range of new expertise

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If profitable, a global applicant requiring sponsorship to work within the UK might want to fulfill the UK Residence Workplace’s English Language necessities and apply for and safe a Expert Employee Visa.Key dates to noticeThe cut-off date for purposes is 9 Could 2024Except acknowledged in any other case the closing time for purposes is 11:59pm GMT. If you’re making use of exterior the UK the closing time on our adverts robotically adjusts to your browsers native time zone.Interview date to be confirmed.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive College, we’re right here to deal with tomorrow’s best challenges. Between now and 2030 we’ll try this with a values-led strategy to educating, analysis and innovation, and thru the energy of {our relationships}, each domestically and globally.Concerning the Staff:The Edinburgh Medical College: Biomedical Sciences, which is headed by Professor Mike Shipston, employs round 390 employees. Biomedical Sciences hosts the Centre for Discovery Mind Sciences (CDBS, Head: Professor David Wyllie) and An infection Medication (IM, Head: Professor Juergen Haas). These have sturdy hyperlinks with Edinburgh Neuroscience (Co-Administrators: Professor Cathy Abbott and Professor Malcolm MacLeod) and Edinburgh Infectious Illnesses (EID, Co-Administrators: Professor David Dockrell and Professor Sarah Reece). Analysis themes inside Biomedical Sciences embrace: Genes and Improvement; Synapses Circuits & Behaviour; Harm & Restore; Signalling, homeostasis & Vitality Stability; Ageing & Degeneration; Antimicrobial Resistance; Host-pathogen interactions; International Well being and Diagnostics Analysis. Our excellence in analysis is underpinned by the internet hosting inside Biomedical Sciences of the UK Dementia Analysis Initiative (UKDRI) at Edinburgh (Head: Prof Giles Hardingham) and the Simons Initiative for the Growing Mind (Head: Prof Peter Type).Additionally inside Biomedical Sciences is the Biomedical Educating Organisation (BMTO) which performs a significant position within the administration, coordination and implementation of undergraduate and postgraduate educating. The BMTO is answerable for the BSc Medical Sciences programme and twelve BSc Biomedical Sciences Honours Programmes. 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The partnership is answerable for two Twin Award BSc Honours programmes in addition to a Twin Award PhD programme and a one-year Masters by Analysis Programme and 4 12 months PhD programme.Biomedical Sciences is situated throughout quite a lot of websites: the Chancellor’s Constructing and Queen’s Medical Analysis Institute at Little France; the Medical College in Teviot Place; the Hugh Robson Constructing, George Sq. and No 1 George Sq..In REF2021, the School submitted to a few Models of Evaluation (UoAs): UoA1 Scientific Medication, UoA4, Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, and UoA6 Agriculture, Veterinary & Meals Science. Many of the employees in Biomedical Sciences have been returned in UoA4 (Neuroscience); this return was ranked 2nd within the UK for “high quality” and third within the UK for “energy”. Edinburgh’s submission is the one one within the UK to have been ranked within the prime three for each of those descriptors. 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Anticipated wage

£39347 – 46974 per yr

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:03:07 GMT

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