Research Assistant (Edinburgh)

Vacancy Reference Number
10202
Closing Date
7 May 2024
Salary
Salary range £32,982 to £38,205
Address
UK DRI at Edinburgh University, Bio Quarter, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX, GB
Duration
Fixed-Term: 2 years (100% On-campus)

About the job

Dementia is the biggest health challenge of our century.

To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.

Researchers at the UK DRI at Edinburgh aim to piece together how all the different brain cells, systems and processes work together to keep our brains healthy over many decades. Unravelling how these finely-tuned interactions are disturbed even before a person has any specific signs or symptoms of dementia – and how changes are involved in driving disease progression – will open new avenues for the development of novel therapies.

We are looking for a Research Assistant to provide support for ongoing experiments in the Opazo Lab at the UK Dementia Research Institute using immunohistochemistry, confocal and two-photon microscopy, stereotaxic surgeries and AAV-mediated genetic manipulations.

The opportunity:

To contribute to the aims of our research programme investigating synaptic repair mechanisms for Alzheimer’s disease using longitudinal in-vitro and in-vivo imaging microscopy.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Undergraduate degree in Neuroscience or relevant subject area.
  • Experience in stereotaxic surgeries, two-photon imaging microscopy and mouse colony management is desirable.
  • Excellent attention to detail and record-keeping skills and demonstrated organisational ability.
  • Self-reliance, motivation and high-level interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Contact information

To apply visit here.