Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
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Grade UE07: 40497 to 48149 per annum
The Roslin Institute / Royal () School of Veterinary Studies / College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
Full time: 35 hours per week 1.0 FTE)
Fixed term: until March 31 2026
We are looking for a brilliant PostDoctoral Research fellow for the Digital One Health laboratory (DOHL)at The Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh with Dr Adrian Muwonge.
The Opportunity:
The position offers the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious project reimagining the future of traceability in food systems. They will lead the mapping of the Scottish salmon value chain structure stakeholders and dynamics through stakeholder engagement activities including meetings workshops and conferences. Additionally they will develop innovative value chain incentivization models to promote product quality and sustainable production practices and contribute to creating a blueprint for developing a Cardano blockchainbased traceability system.
The team currently comprises up to five PhD students at various stages of their programs focusing on different aspects of AMR transmission. Additionally we are establishing a Cardano blockchainbased traceability portfolio through this position and another PhD studentship. Collaboration is central to the role and involves working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists including software engineers and material scientists from the Universities of Edinburgh Stirling and Arizona State University in the USA
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Your skills and attributes for success:
The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in aquaculture with experience in monitoring and managing the health and welfare of salmon production. They should have the ability to engage effectively with sector players and demonstrate proven expertise in managing curating and mapping value chain dynamics qualitycritical control points and incentivization models. A good understanding of blockchain technology applied to traceability is advantageous. The Roslin Institute is a worldclass center for biomedical research focusing on infectious diseases relevant to both animal and human health. It offers access to stateoftheart research facilities including advanced imaging proteomics and highthroughput sequencing platforms. Within the Roslin Institute the Digital One Health Laboratory fosters international collaborations including: a) AMR initiatives such as the Fleming Fund Fellowship in Africab) Food sector traceability projects using blockchain technology in partnership with the Blockchain Technology Laboratory and c) Development of One Health living laboratory models in collaboration with Makerere University.
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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 a defined benefits pension scheme staff discounts familyfriendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff 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 ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Offices English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 27 March 2025.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
