Vacancy for PhD Biological Sciences!
Discover exciting opportunities in biological sciences with our Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with Ph.D. qualifications to contribute to cutting-edge research and innovation. Join our team and advance your scientific career with us.
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution: The University of Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Salary: UE07: £37,099 – £44,263 per annum
Employment Type:
- Full-Time 35 hours per week
- Fixed Term for 4 years, 3 months
Job Description: Vacancy for PhD Biological Sciences
- This fellowship forms part of an MRC-funded Senior Clinical Fellowship, based in the Institute for Regeneration and Repair – home to over 1000 research staff and students.
- Its focus is on the identification of novel pathways linking senescent epithelia to tissue fibrosis in human chronic kidney disease.
- The postholder will lead the validation of these pathways using advanced cell culture approaches to interrogate the interactions between healthy and senescent renal epithelia and renal leukocytes and fibroblasts.
- Further work will explore the potential for these pathways to be targeted in vivo to promote senescent cell clearance and prevent senescent cell accumulation with aging and tissue injury.
Required Qualification and Experience: Vacancy for PhD Biological Sciences
- PhD or equivalent (or will be shortly awarded a PhD) in biological sciences.
- Experience of in vivo work
- Experience of in vitro work, ideally working with models of epithelial cell culture ± co-culture
- Experience with several biological assays for determining mechanisms, e.g., several of: histology, light or fluorescent microscopy, absorbance assays, ELISA, flow cytometry, DNA/RNA extraction, and qPCR.
Keynotes for applicants: Vacancy for PhD Biological Sciences
- As part of this application, you are required to submit a document of no more than one page detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined in the job description.
- 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.
- We anticipate that interviews will be held within 2-3 weeks of the advert closing date.
