Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Deanery of Clinical Sciences / Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: for 3 years
The Opportunity:
This BHF-funded project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Edinburgh, and microscopy technology developers at University of Glasgow, to develop and exploit our teams` innovative beating-heart microscopy techniques. These imaging technologies allow for long-term timelapse imaging at a subcellular level in the beating zebrafish heart, offering unique direct-imaging insights into cardiac development and disease. Your role in the project will be a unique opportunity to apply these novel capabilities to study cardiomyocyte proliferation, cytokinesis and cell patterning during normal development, and following interventions that model cardiomyopathy, heart failure and cardiac injury.
This post is fixed-term for 3 years with full-time hours (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.
The salary for this post is £40,247 to £47,874 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:
• A PhD or equivalent professional qualification and/or experience in the field of zebrafish research
• Use of advanced laboratory imaging techniques to answer biological questions
• Previous experience working in cardiac cellular biology
• Strong planning and organising skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
• A competitive salary.
• 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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 20 November 2024.
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