Research Associate
5 months ago
**Job Purpose**
Based in the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre at the Garscube campus, the postholder will make a leading contribution to a project titled ‘Leveraging microbial metabolism to improve clinical outcome in colorectal cancer’ working with Dr Johan Vande Voorde.
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**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
1. Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and project/group/School/College research strategy, in the field of metabolomics and in vitro and in vivo models of (colorectal) cancer.
2. Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
3. Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow/ School/ Research Group, including establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
7. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners).
8. Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School research group activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs and culture of the School/College.
9. Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.
11. Make a leading contribution to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.
12. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.
13. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
14. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.
15. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.
**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**
**Knowledge, Qualifications**
**Essential**:
A1 Normally Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s)
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A3 Knowledge of and experience in project-specific technical models, equipment or techniques
**Skills**
**Essential**:
C1 Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner
C2 A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals/conferences
C3 Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.
**Experience**
**Essential**
E1 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a field aligned with the discipline/project, appropriate to an early career researcher
E2 Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities
E3 Experience in undertaking independent research
**Terms and Conditions**
Salary will be Grade 7, £39,347 - £44,263 per annum.
This post is full time for 3 years with the possibility of extension.
As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
3 A flexible approach to working.
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