Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Company:

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Category: AcademicJob Description:Grade: UE07 £40,497- £48,149 per annumCMVM/The Roslin InstituteFull time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: 10 months, until end of February 2026.The Opportunity:As part of a charity-funded project a post-doctoral research fellow position is available in the virology department.This post is available as a fixed-term position until end of February 2026. Ideally, the successful candidate is able to start this post near immediately.This project focusses on investigating the properties of feline infectious peritonitis virus and other coronaviruses. The position available will primarily focus on establishing virological properties, assessing responses to antivirals, and investigating host-pathogen interactions.The successful candidate will work within an interactive research group and will conduct independent research on developing in vitro tools, performing and evaluating infection experiments, analyzing and communicating data, and supporting other members of the research team. To be eligible for this position as a post-doctoral research fellow they will hold a PhD (or near completion) in a relevant subject. They are able to demonstrate relevant experience working at containment level 3 with hazard group 3 micro-organisms and substantial experience at lower containment levels. They will have extensive molecular biology, biochemistry, and virology experience. The post-holder will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and disseminate their data in internal and external presentations and scientific publications.For further information, please contact Dr Christine Tait-Burkard (Christine.burkard@roslin.ed.ac.uk).Your skills and attributes for success:

• Previous experience working at CAT3 biosafety level
• Experience working with primary cell culture and air-liquid interface cultures
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Extensive molecular, biochemistry, and virology experience

Click to view a copy of the full (opens new browser tab)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

(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 (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 30 April 2025.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 Roslin Institute is a world-leading centre for animal bioscience research and has a distinctive niche within the UK National Institutes of Bioscience, supported strategically by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The Institute moved to a new £60M state-of-the-art building at the Easter Bush Campus in 2011, which is now occupied by > 670 people including ~ 65 Group Leaders and Career Track Fellows, other research and support staff, students and visitors and ~90 staff from Scotland’s Rural College. The Institute has a vibrant programme of postgraduate research, with 176 PhD students registered at the time of writing. Research at the Institute is organised across three research divisions (Genetics & Genomics, Infection & Immunity and Developmental Biology) and three Institute Strategic Programmes (BBSRC funded from 2017-2022) that integrate many disciplines (Blueprints for Healthy Animals, Control of Infectious Diseases and Improving Animal Productivity & Welfare). Crosscutting themes in Epidemiology and Population Health and in Clinical Sciences link research at the Institute to clinical activities in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and support the research activities of clinical academic staff. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), a joint submission from The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute and Scotland’s Rural College was ranked 1st by research power (volume x quality) in the category of Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science.Over £200M has been invested in physical infrastructure at Easter Bush since 2008, including recently in the National Avian Research Facility and the Charnock Bradley Building, which houses the Roslin Innovation Centre – an incubator space for agritech start-up companies and spin out companies to commercialise the Institute’s intellectual property. Investments continue, as the Institute is a major partner in the new Agri-Tech Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock, which together with the University, funds the construction of a £25 M Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility. The Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, primed by investment from the Gates Foundation and Department for International Development, aims to unlock the genetic potential of farmed animals by dissecting genotype-by-environment interactions to sustainably improve animal productivity in low- and middle-income countries.The Institute’s income exceeds £30M p.a., around 50% of which derives from the BBSRC via strategic and competitive funding. Our focus on improving farming systems, animal productivity and welfare, and the control of animal and zoonotic diseases is key to delivery of the BBSRC’s strategic priorities for Agriculture & Food Security, Veterinary Vaccinology and Bioscience for Health. This research is expedited by extensive interactions with industry, including via ongoing platform agreements with major animal breeding and pharmaceutical companies. The addition of our own £15M equity-funded commercialisation vehicle, Roslin Technologies Ltd, will accelerate translation of research at the Institute in the years to come. The Institute holds a prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science.Further details of the research conducted at the Institute can be found at https://www.ed.ac.uk/roslin

Expected salary

£40497 – 48149 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 02:44:56 GMT

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