Postdoctoral Research Fellow

6 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE07 £39,347- £46,974**

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

**Full-Time at 35 hours per week**

**Fixed-Term for 20 months with opportunity to extend (funding permitting)
**The Opportunity**:
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our team working on microbial keratitis **_, _**as part of a UKRI Future Leader Fellowship funded research programme. We use an ecosystem approach spanning in vitro and ex vivo disease modelling, biomarker discovery through omics approaches from clinical samples, development and evaluation of novel and repurposed diagnostics and treatment strategies - targeting both the microbe and the host. We work across the bench to the clinic in our approaches.

The work will be conducted in close collaboration with the Aravind Eye Care System, India, the largest eye care system globally and there will be scope for research exchanges.

**About us**:We are a young and dynamic research group with the ambition to improve microbial keratitis patient outcomes, based within the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at Edinburgh BioQuarter. Our primary focus is to foster great science and imagination, in an environment that is inclusive, inspirational (and fun). If successful, you will be supported to learn new skills, and to lead projects independently as well as to support our group. We encourage (and support) independent manuscript/grant writing, presentation of data in national/international conferences and attendance to courses that can help with scientific performance/personal development at all levels.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- A PhD (or close to completion) and/or relevant experience as a postdoctoral researcher in immunology, microbiology, pharmacology or a closely allied discipline
- Recognised and substantial technical expertise in own scientific or technical specialism & demonstrated track record of knowledge and skill transfer to others
- Demonstrable experience in cellular biology including primary cell culture, microbiology (bacterial and/or fungal pathogens) and performing relevant assays to measure impact of drugs on the host and the pathogen
- Clearly demonstrated initiative, creativity and effective organisational skills
- An ability to thoroughly document and evaluate data, with a track record of writing papers as evidenced by publications or submitted manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals
- A thorough understanding of health & safety requirements pertinent to the range of pathogens, animal tissues and clinical samples handled within the infection laboratory Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing

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

- A competitive salary of £39,347 - £46,974
- 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 **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).

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