Ktp Associate in Artemia Quantitative Genetics and

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**The Opportunity**:
**Quantitative Genetics and Breeding scientist - KTP Associate
Aquanzo (Edinburgh & St. Andrews) and The Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) have been awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop and implement a breeding programme for artemia farming and pioneer scalable, affordable, improved, and sustainable artemia eggs for the aquaculture hatchery industry. We seek an independent and motivated KTP Associate to drive this ambitious project. The post-holder will conduct research and implementation of the quantitative genetics and breeding for artemia in collaboration with Aquanzo.

Aquanzo is an AgriTech startup based in St Andrews pioneering the transition of marine ingredients from harvesting to farming. To achieve that, they are paving the way to domesticate a marine zooplankton (artemia) and developing technologies to secure the future of sustainable aquaculture.

The Roslin Institute is a world-class centre for research on the quantitative genetics of populations, particularly in livestock, companion animals, aquaculture, forests, and crops.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). The post-holder will work with Dr Remi Gratacap and Stefanie Lobnig at Aquanzo in Edinburgh and St Andrews, supported by Prof Gregor Gorjanc and Dr Ivan Pocrnic and their labs within The Roslin Institute (Quantitative Biology division) on the Easter Bush Campus in Edinburgh.

The post comes with a significant training and travel budget for personal and professional development. The post is fixed term, for 24 months.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- You are passionate about genetic management and population improvement and want to impact the aquaculture industry practically.
- You are independent, organised, and thrive in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams working in a rapidly emerging sector. Please inspect the call documentation regarding the essential and desirable knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £41,732 per annum.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging, and rewarding place to work. You will have opportunities to grow and contribute to the work of Aquanzo and Roslin, with a possibility to secure employment with Aquanzo beyond this project.
- 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 **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**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 **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

Interviews will be held **soon after the closing date.

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