Postdoctoral Research Associate

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE07: £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).**

**CMVM/The Roslin Institute/Functional Genetics.**

**Fixed term: 13 months.**

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

We are looking for a post-doctoral research associate to join an established research group investigating the role of senescence and mitochondrial morphology in arterial calcification.

**The Opportunity**:
Applications are invited for an exciting post-doctoral equivalent position funded by the BBSRC. The post is within Dr Vicky MacRae’s research group at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh.

The individual appointed to this position will support the MacRae group’s research efforts through planning and conducting experiments, analysing data, and production of high-quality scientific publications. They will also support the Roslin Institute’s wider scientific community through collaboration, taking part in public engagement activities, and/or serving on committees.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- PhD level training in relevant field (e.g biomedicine) (Desirable).
- Experience working with super resolution microscopy, including DNA PAINT. (Desirable).
- Excellent knowledge of cell culture techniques.
- Extensive experience in molecular biology techniques, including quantitative pcr, transformation, miniprep, DNA/protein extraction and gel electrophoresis.
- Experience of using scientific software for analysis (e.g. MATLAB, ImageJ, Fiji, Origin, Python).
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.

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

- A competitive salary of £37,099.00 - £44,263.00.
- 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.

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