Job Description

Job Category: Technical
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Grade UE08: 50,253 to 61,759 per annum
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Open-ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
Easter Bush Pathology (EBP), the pathology department of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Histology and Laboratory Services Manager to lead our busy histology laboratory and help coordinate operational excellence across Easter Bush Pathology's diagnostic services. You will ensure the delivery of a high-quality, robust, and responsive histology service for teaching, diagnostics, and research, coordinate laboratory services across EBP, and manage its reception. This is an excellent opportunity to join our team to continue enhancing our reputation as a specialist Veterinary Pathology Unit nationally and internationally.
About Easter Bush Pathology:
Easter Bush Pathology (EBP) delivers clinical pathology, histology, microbiology, and necropsy services, supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, resident training, and research projects. The histology team is composed of a manager and three technicians, who support nine academic pathologists, three clinical scholars (residents), and provide an active research histology service for internal and external users. Services include routine and special histology, immunohistochemistry, urgent cryostat support, photomicrography, and slide scanning. The reception team has 2 FTE receptionist staff, and is responsible for client support, and the management of diagnostic and research samples for all EBP's services.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Essential:

• Professional qualification in biomedical science (Fellowship/MSc) with specialism in cellular pathology
• Advanced technical understanding/training and substantial practical experience in histology and immunohistochemistry
• Extensive post-qualification experience in Histology
• Proven laboratory management experience (people leadership, stock/equipment management, scheduling)
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and cross-functional collaboration and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise, analyse data, and deliver against strategic goals
• Demonstrable Health & Safety knowledge in laboratory settings
• Track record in designing and managing operating documentation and quality systems
• Advanced knowledge of quality and document control; user-level expertise in MS Excel, MS Word, Q-Pulse, cloud storage systems, and clinical databases

Desirable:

• Extensive post-qualification experience in Histology and/or experience with animal tissues
• Experience with LIMS, Q-Pulse, and Provet
• Project management track record and experience with implementation of new test modalities
• Experience in digital pathology; exposure to in situ hybridisation, fluorescent microscopy, and spatial transcriptomics

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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

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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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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 13th November 2025.
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About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team:
The is a one-of-a-kind centre of excellence in clinical activity, teaching and research. Our purpose-built campus, set against the backdrop of the beautiful Pentland Hills Regional Park, is home to more than eight hundred staff and almost eighteen hundred students, all of whom contribute to our exceptional community ethos.
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We represent the largest concentration of animal science-related expertise in Europe, impacting local, regional, national and international communities in terms of economic growth, the provision of clinical services and the advancement of scientific knowledge.
Education
The School is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and participates in the Veterinary Medical Colleges Admissions Service (VMCAS). We are consistently ranked the best vet school in the UK by both the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide and the Guardian League Tables. We are consistently ranked among the best in the world by global rankings.
The School is a global education provider with over 1,800 undergraduate, postgraduate and research students from around the world. We provide world-class education to improve the health of animals and human beings alike and are leaders in veterinary education, research, and clinical practice, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The Roslin Institute collaborates closely in delivering research-led teaching to undergraduate veterinary students, and promoting clinical veterinary research and translation. The unique association with leading medical and veterinary schools (through the University's College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine) with a genuine commitment to the concept of One Medicine, also enables the translation of expertise and knowledge into human health and vice-versa.
Research Impact
In a joint submission to the latest UK Research Excellence Framework exercise, research at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS) and Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has been ranked number one in the UK for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences by combining Times Higher Education's ratings for each institution. The judgement, based on the quality and breadth of research, maintains the R(D)SVS and SRUC's position as the strongest provider in these subject areas. The institutions' research environment was classified to be 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences research. The Vet School and SRUC submission was also assessed as being 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent in terms of the impact its research work has on wider society.
Community The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award and the Roslin Institute holds a Gold Award in recognition of their commitment to advance the representation of women in veterinary medicine and animal science. It is home to a thriving and diverse community of staff and students, with access to facilities including campus allotments and apiary, cycle storage and showers, walking and running trails, two restaurants and a modern gym.

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