Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:UE07: £40,247 – £47,874 per annumCMVM / Deanery of Biomedical SciencesFixed-Term, 36 monthsFull-time, 35 hours per weekWe are looking for a talented researcher to join our team led by Dr. Jing Qiu within the Edinburgh Centre of UK Dementia Research Institute.The Opportunity:The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on an exciting project (Targeting Nrf2 in brain endothelial cells as a novel therapeutic strategy against Vascular Dementia) funded by British Heart Foundation within a team of outstanding scientists and clinicians, including Dr. Jing Qiu (PI), Professor Karen Horsburgh (Co-I), Dr. Andrea Caporali (Co-I), Professor Joanna Wardlaw (Co-I), and Dr. James Loan (Co-I). Relevant publications include Zou et al. (doi: ) and He et al. (doi: ). For informal enquiries contact .The salary for this post is UE07 £40,247 – £47,874 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:

• A strong track record of research publications commensurate with career stage
• A high level of technical and theoretical knowledge in your current subject area
• Ambition to develop a project and contribute intellectually to its direction
• Experience in a subset of relevant techniques
• Good interpersonal, time management and team-working skills

Click to view a copy of the full (opens new browser tab)Benefits of joining our team:The of the UK Dementia Research Institute is a collaborative research environment, focusing on understanding how vascular cells, macroglia, microglia and neurons interact to maintain brain homeostasis in health, and drive pathological cascades in disease. The post holder will be part of a 700-strong UK-wide community of dementia researchers, and will have access to the UK DRI’s intra-mural programmes and events designed for early career researchers, including pilot grants, travel awards, training events, as well as thematic conferences and the annual UK DRI Connectome meeting.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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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 benefitsChampioning 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 20 February 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm 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 Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) explores fundamental physiological mechanisms and pathways, from single genes to complex behaviour.Specific areas of research focus include:

• Neuronal networks, neuroendocrine regulation and adaptive plasticity

• Ion channel physiology, signalling pathways and vesicle trafficking

• Developmental processes including gene regulatory networks and neuro developmental disorders

• Neural development and its relationship to repair

• Cell death and survival

• Neuron-glia interactions

• Hippocampal function, memory storage and retrieval

• Degeneration and dementia

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Expected salary

£40247 – 47874 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:48:53 GMT

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