Research Associate in Quantitative Genetics

5 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE07 £39,347- £46,974**

**Salary will appointed at £41,732 per year**

**CMVM- The Roslin Institute, Quantitative Biology Division**

**Fixed Term, 9 months**

**Full Time 35 hours per week
**The Opportunity**:
The Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) has been awarded an Impact Acceleration Award (IAA) with a global plant breeding company to further develop stability metrics for crop breeding programmes. We seek an independent and motivated Research Associate to drive this impactful project. The post-holder will conduct research and implementation of quantitative genetics, biometrics and breeding with a focus on state-of-the-art statistical models and tools for improving and developing more stable crop genotypes.

The Roslin Institute is a world-class centre for research on the quantitative genetics of populations, particularly in livestock, companion animals, aquaculture, forests, and crops.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). The post-holder will work closely with Daniel Tolhurst and supported by Prof Gregor Gorjanc in the Highlander lab of The Roslin Institute (Quantitative Biology division) on the Easter Bush Campus in Edinburgh.

The post is for 9 months and comes with a travel budget for dissemination.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- You have a strong quantitative genetics and breeding background and/or a biometrics and statistical background.
- You are independent, organised, and thrive in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams working in globally important sector. Please inspect the call documentation regarding the essential and desirable knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

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

- Salary will be appointed at £41,732.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging, and rewarding place to work. You will have opportunities to grow and contribute to the work of The Roslin Institute and have significant industry impact.
- 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)

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held **soon after the closing date.

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