Research Assistant

UE06: £30,619.00 - £35,308.00 Per Annum

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Clinical Sciences / Institute for Regeneration and Repair / Centre for Inflammation Research

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term for 3 years

We are looking for a research assistant to work with the Walmsley group to help facilitate a programme of research investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate neutrophilic inflammation.

The Opportunity:

Limiting tissue injury caused by neutrophilic inflammation remains a significant challenge in inflammatory lung disease. This post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to explore the link between core metabolic processes and neutrophil maturation and function in relation to inflammation outcomes and host pathogen responses. The post is funded through a Wellcome Discovery award and includes funding and an expectation that the successful candidate would use this work to register towards a PhD - Understanding neutrophil reprogramming to inform anti-inflammatory strategies.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• An undergraduate degree in the biological field (e.g. biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, immunology, pharmacology or related area, bioengineering).
• Prior laboratory experience.
• Evidence of a strong track-record in some aspect of biology.
• Evidence of a strong work ethic, independent thinking and ability to work as part of a research team.
• Interest in the mechanisms underlying the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating neutrophilic inflammation
• Readiness and ability to: contribute novel ideas to the project, learn new techniques as the need arises and overcome experimental difficulties.

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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.

Important information for applicants:

As part of this application you are required to submit a document of no more than one page detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined on the job description.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held 15 th June 2023.

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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