Research Assistant in Bioengineering
School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering
Institute/Discipline: Institute for BioEngineering
Grade, Salary Range: UE06 £33,882.00 - £39,105.00
Contract type Part time: 3 days per week, 6 month contract
The Opportunity:
Applications are invited for a research assistant in bioengineering to work on an exciting research project examining the effects of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices on human corneal endothelial cell health. This Research Assistant position will contribute to the CLEAR-VUE project within the Institute for Bioengineering at the University of Edinburgh, which is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences and Medical Research Council’s Impact Acceleration Accounts and in collaboration with colleagues at Hyaltech.
The position offers an opportunity to work closely with Dr Rhiannon Grant at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Bioengineering, a leading academic innovation hub combining a strong interdisciplinary research culture, an unrivalled focus on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and an emphasis on state-of-the-art research and real-world impacts.
The University of Edinburgh is an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement and a defined benefits pension scheme.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Rhiannon Grant, Chancellor’s Fellow in Health and Life ([email protected])
This role is UE06 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 6 months.
A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience in mammalian cell culture
- Understanding of human primary cell isolation and culture
- Wet lab/Interdisciplinary lab experience including cell analysis techniques such as fluorescence microscopy
- Experience of or willingness to engage in interdisciplinary academic teams and activities as well as with a range of stakeholders
- Excellent academic record, work ethic, organizational and oral/written communication skills
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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. Access our staff benefits page 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.
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.
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