Research Assistant in Integrative Structural and

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum**

**College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological sciences, Institute of Cell Biology**

**Full time contract (35 hours per week)**

**Fixed Term (18 months)
We are looking for a research assistant for a period of 18 months to work on the structural biology of the synaptonemal complex in Dr Owen Davies’ laboratory in the University of Edinburgh.

**The Opportunity**:
**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Interest in the structure of the synaptonemal complex
- Interest in using structural approaches to solve fundamental problems of cell biology
- Motivation to adopt integrative research approaches
- Clear desire to undertake a PhD in a related area
- Drive to learn new research techniques

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

For examples of our work, please review the following manuscripts and website:
Applicants should include a document explaining their research interests and ambitions.

**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. Access our **staff benefits page **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.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.



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