Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Edinburgh)

Vacancy Reference Number
10031
Closing Date
9 May 2024
Salary
UE07: Salary range £39,347 to £46,974 per annum
Address
UK DRI at Edinburgh University, The Chancellor's Building, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB,
Duration
Fixed-Term: 2 years (100% On-campus)

About the job

Dementia is the biggest health challenge of our century.

To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.

Researchers at the UK DRI at Edinburgh aim to piece together how all the different brain cells, systems and processes work together to keep our brains healthy over many decades. Unravelling how these finely-tuned interactions are disturbed even before a person has any specific signs or symptoms of dementia – and how changes are involved in driving disease progression – will open new avenues for the development of novel therapies.

The Opportunity:

A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in Dr. Kathryn Bowles’ lab at the University of Edinburgh UK DRI centre. We are looking for a researcher interested in investigating the functional and transcriptomic effects of astrocytic tau pathology in progressive supranuclear palsy, using human iPSC models and brain tissues.

The postdoc will be responsible for culturing and differentiating iPSC lines, and carrying out various manipulations using molecular biology techniques and transcriptomic assessment, as well as conducting spatial transcriptomics on human brain tissues.

The postdoc will be expected to work with a high degree of independence in day-to-day work, and is encouraged to contribute their own ideas to the direction of the project. Training will be provided as necessary. The successful candidate must be able to work closely with others as a member of a research team, and will produce material for publication and dissemination.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

Essential Criteria

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • PhD (or PhD near completion) or other higher level degree (MD/PhD etc) in relevant discipline (neuroscience, neurodegeneration, molecular and cellular biology).
  • Experience in iPSC culture
  • Experience with a range of biochemical techniques
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Willingness to learn a variety of new skills

Contact information 

To apply visit here.