Job Description
Grade UE05: £29,588-£33,951
CMVM- CGEM, IGC
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: 30 months
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Research Technician to join the Rheumatology Research Group to support research focused on skeletal joint biology and arthritis pathology.
Your main responsibilities will be to provide technical support to group members, order laboratory reagents and maintain laboratory records.
You will join the School for Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh, which is a vibrant scientific community within an exciting and beautiful city.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week) for 30 months; however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification and / or experience with relevant laboratory-based research.
- Experience in laboratory techniques such as, molecular biology and tissue culture.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact productively with other team members.
- Proactive approach to effective time management and efficiently support the research programme objectives.
- Ability and enthusiasm to learn and apply new techniques.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter describing how this position fits with your skills and career goals.
Please reach out to fraser.collins@ed.ac.uk with any questions.
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 staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
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.
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
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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
16 th January 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.
Interviews will be held
3 weeks after the closing date.
Organisation Description
The Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine (CGEM) uses genetics and genomics research to understand the mechanisms of disease and improve disease prediction, prevention and treatment outcomes.
For further information please visit the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine webpages (Opens in new browser tab).
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 School of Genetics and Cancer is one of the six Schools that make up the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM). The School is home to the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) whose goals are to carry out excellent genetic, genomic, cellular and clinical science, so that we contribute significantly to the understanding of human development, physiology and disease, and apply this knowledge for the benefit of patients and society. The IGC is one of the College’s five world-leading research institutes. The teams in the six CMVM Schools work together to build outstanding discovery and translational research programmes designed to answer the major challenges facing humanity, animal and planetary health, now and in the future. The College’s undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is delivered through Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal (Dick) School of Medical Studies with contributions from all six schools.
To find out more visit: School of Genetics and Cancer webpage ( https://medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk/school-of-genetics-and-cancer ) (opens a new browser tab).
