Job Description

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Grade UE06: \xc2\xa331,396 - \xc2\xa336,024 per annum, pro rata (A revised salary range for this grade of \xc2\xa332,982 to \xc2\xa338,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Edinburgh Medical School / Biomedical Sciences / Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

Part time: 14 hours per week

Fixed term: for 12 months

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Senior Technical Officer to contribute to the development of a programme of high quality research investigating how dysfunctional endocytosis contributes to epilepsy. The post holder will support original research by maintaining colonies of transgenic mice and preparing primary neuronal cultures from these rodents.

This post is part-time (0.4 FTE). This is an on-campus role and there is no option for hybrid working.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Degree in a relevant field to the research area such as cell/molecular neuroscience, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology or equivalent.
• Experience in primary neuronal tissue culture or equivalent.
• Ability to co-operate and contribute as part of a research team.
• Desirable experience in genotyping.
• Desirable experience in managing transgenic mouse colonies and associated record keeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing at an appropriate level.

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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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. 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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The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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 Thursday 21st March 2024.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held between 2-4 week of the closing date.

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 Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) explores fundamental physiological mechanisms and pathways, from single genes to complex behaviour.

Specific areas of research focus include:

• Neuronal networks, neuroendocrine regulation and adaptive plasticity

• Ion channel physiology, signalling pathways and vesicle trafficking

• Developmental processes including gene regulatory networks and neuro developmental disorders

• Neural development and its relationship to repair

• Cell death and survival

• Neuron-glia interactions

• Hippocampal function, memory storage and retrieval

• Degeneration and dementia

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