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Job Description
Grade UE05: 29179 - 33482 per annum
CMVM / Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12 months
The Opportunity:
The post-holder will join the Minchin Lab ( in the Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research to contribute to a new exciting collaborative project using the zebrafish model to functionally characterise a series of new human obesity genes and investigate how they influence neuronal feeding networks and behaviour.
The salary for this post is 29179 pa - 33482 per annum. An appointment above Step 1 on the grade scale may result in a shorter contract duration due to budget limitations.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A BSc honours or MSc degree in a relevant biological science-related subject
- Wet laboratory experience particularly with animal models and/or microscopy
- Prior knowledge of neuroscience cell biology molecular biology genetics.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
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 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 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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 24 July 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.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
