Research Technician
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Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/23/2025
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Description
Job Description
Grade UE06: £34,132 to £39,355 per annum pro rata.
CMVM / CardioVascular Sciences
Part-time: 17.5 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12 months
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Research Technician with experience using both Drosophila and cell culture techniques. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge research programme focused on understanding the link between environmental pollutants and diabetes development. The post requires conducting experiments both in vivo (Drosophila) and in vitro, using primary and immortalised pancreatic β-cells, to determine the effects of exposure to chemicals from plastic pollution on whole body metabolism and β-cell function.
This post is fixed term (for 12 months) and part-time (17.5 hours per week) but we are open to considering flexible working patterns.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
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.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6th August 2025.
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.
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.
Interviews will be held within 3 weeks after 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 Cardiovascular Science (Head of Centre, Professor Andrew Baker) is a world-leading centre of excellence that integrates discovery, translational and clinical cardiovascular research to transform the diagnosis, treatment and management of people with heart and circulatory diseases.
We are working with local, national and international partners and funders to develop solutions to our research challenges with regional and global impact.
Research in the CVS is investigator-led. CVS has 50 principal investigators leading research across four themes: Metabolism Obesity & Diabetes (MOD), Hypertension & Renal (HART), Cardio-metabolic Imaging (CINEMA), and Coronary & Valvular Heart Disease.
The technologies employed within CVS span basic molecular and cell biology, to model organisms (flies, fish, rodents), to clinical trials. The ethos in the CVS is that, whatever their background, investigators can use our network of collaboration and training to deliver fundamental discoveries and implement them in translational research.
CVS hosts two British Heart Foundation research centres: the Centre of Research Excellence (REA3) and the Centre for Vascular Regeneration (CVR).
To find out more, visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/cardiovascular-science/research/cvs-bhf-centres/bhf-centre-of-research-excellence
Grade UE06: £34,132 to £39,355 per annum pro rata.
CMVM / CardioVascular Sciences
Part-time: 17.5 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12 months
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Research Technician with experience using both Drosophila and cell culture techniques. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge research programme focused on understanding the link between environmental pollutants and diabetes development. The post requires conducting experiments both in vivo (Drosophila) and in vitro, using primary and immortalised pancreatic β-cells, to determine the effects of exposure to chemicals from plastic pollution on whole body metabolism and β-cell function.
This post is fixed term (for 12 months) and part-time (17.5 hours per week) but we are open to considering flexible working patterns.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Experience working with Drosophila research models.
- Experience working with cell culture protocols
- Interest in metabolic heath and disease.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks.
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
- A competitive salary.
- A dynamic, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant research 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 staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
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.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6th August 2025.
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.
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.
Interviews will be held within 3 weeks after 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 Cardiovascular Science (Head of Centre, Professor Andrew Baker) is a world-leading centre of excellence that integrates discovery, translational and clinical cardiovascular research to transform the diagnosis, treatment and management of people with heart and circulatory diseases.
We are working with local, national and international partners and funders to develop solutions to our research challenges with regional and global impact.
Research in the CVS is investigator-led. CVS has 50 principal investigators leading research across four themes: Metabolism Obesity & Diabetes (MOD), Hypertension & Renal (HART), Cardio-metabolic Imaging (CINEMA), and Coronary & Valvular Heart Disease.
The technologies employed within CVS span basic molecular and cell biology, to model organisms (flies, fish, rodents), to clinical trials. The ethos in the CVS is that, whatever their background, investigators can use our network of collaboration and training to deliver fundamental discoveries and implement them in translational research.
CVS hosts two British Heart Foundation research centres: the Centre of Research Excellence (REA3) and the Centre for Vascular Regeneration (CVR).
To find out more, visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/cardiovascular-science/research/cvs-bhf-centres/bhf-centre-of-research-excellence
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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