Research Assistant

Grade UE06: £30,619 - £35,308 per annum

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Clinical Sciences / Institute for Regeneration and Repair / Centre for Inflammation Research

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 12 months initially

We are looking for a Research Assistant who will help facilitate a programme of research investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating liver fibrosis.

The Opportunity:

Under the guidance of the PI and senior laboratory members of staff, help facilitate a programme of research investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating liver fibrosis.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• An undergraduate degree in the biological field is required, and significant laboratory experience and knowledge of the research field would be a strong advantage.
• Applicants must be willing to work in an interdisciplinary environment and develop new skills.
• Evidence of a strong track-record in some aspect of biology.
• Evidence of a strong work ethic, independent thinking and ability to work as part of a research team.
• Interest in the mechanisms underlying liver fibrosis, tissue regeneration and discovery of anti-fibrotic and pro-regenerative therapies.

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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.

Important information for applicants:

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