Senior Technical Officer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE06: £31,396 - £36,024 per annum, pro rata (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Edinburgh Medical School / Biomedical Sciences / Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences**

**Part time: 14 hours per week**

**Fixed term: for 12 months
**The Opportunity**:
We are looking for a Senior Technical Officer to contribute to the development of a programme of high quality research investigating how dysfunctional endocytosis contributes to epilepsy. The post holder will support original research by maintaining colonies of transgenic mice and preparing primary neuronal cultures from these rodents.

This post is part-time (0.4 FTE). This is an on-campus role and there is no option for hybrid working.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Degree in a relevant field to the research area such as cell/molecular neuroscience, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology or equivalent.
- Experience in primary neuronal tissue culture or equivalent.
- Ability to co-operate and contribute as part of a research team.
- Desirable experience in genotyping.
- Desirable experience in managing transgenic mouse colonies and associated record keeping.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing at an appropriate level.

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description **(opens new browser tab)

**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, 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)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held **between 2-4 week of the closing date.



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