Research Assistant

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 - £31,396 - £36,024**

**Centre of Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer**

**Full Time - 35 hours**

**Fixed Term Contract - 8 months**

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join the Edinburgh Cancer Research team on a fixed-term contract for 8 months.

**The Opportunity**:
The post holder will conduct high quality original research using novel mouse pancreatic cancer cell lines, as well as mouse models of pancreatic cancer that recapitulate features of the human disease. The proposed work will require the use of a broad range of techniques including cell culture, ELISA, western blotting, proteomics, genomics and immunohistochemistry. The post holder will also contribute to the development and maintenance of risk assessments, SOPs relevant to these studies and will contribute to the general running of the lab.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Knowledge on at least three of the following: Mammalian cell culture, cell line manipulation using transfection and/or retro/lenti-viral infection, molecular and cellular analysis techniques including RNA extraction, protein extraction, ELISA, western blotting and immunohistological assessment.
- You should be a good independent worker, but also be able to work well as a member of a small research team.
- Flexibility and the willingness to develop novel approaches in the laboratory are important attributes.

**Click to view a copy of the full job description **here.

**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.

Interviews will be held **in due course.**

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 **(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.


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