Research Assistant

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 £31,396.00 - £36,024.00 Per Annum - (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).**

**MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer.**

**Contract Type Fixed term - 3 years**

**Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.**

We are looking for a research assistant to support original research in mammalian meiosis and gametogenesis.

**The Opportunity**:
Our research is trying to find out how the body makes sure that parents pass the right number of chromosomes on to their children. Mistakes in this process are very common in humans and cause miscarriage, infertility, and Down's Syndrome. The aim of this post is to support original research in the field of chromosome pairing and segregation in mammalian meiosis and how this impacts germ cell development, infertility and inherited genetic disease. The postholder will prepare tissue and chromosomes from mice carrying mutations in genes that affect chromosome pairing and segregation and analyse these samples using histology, immunostaining and in situ hybridisation to work out how these mutations affect chromosome pairing and segregation. Some experience in microscopy and imaging in a biomedical research setting would be beneficial for this post.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Desirable to have education in cell biology, genetics, developmental biology, or a related discipline or experience in a biomedical research laboratory using microscopy to analyse chromosomes or mammalian tissues.
- Experience using immunofluorescence microscopy to visualise chromosomes or their associated proteins in mammalian cells (desirable).
- Experience using histology to assess cell and tissue morphology.
- Research experience with transgenic mice (desirable).
- Understanding of meiosis and gametogenesis (desirable).

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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. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) 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.

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