About this role
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Fixed-term contract up to April 2029
Background
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within a funded MRC New Investigator Research Grant on ‘Targeting lysine metabolism for treatment of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex’.
Summary of Role
- Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids/fellowships
- Operate within area of specialism (neurobiology, stem cell biology, and/or metabolism/biochemistry)
- Analyse and interpret research findings and results
- Contribute to generating funding
- Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar
Main Duties/Responsibilities
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
- Collect data and perform experiments within the specific funded MRC grant
- Contribute to lab management and upkeep
- Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research
- Contribute to writing bids for research funding/fellowships
- Analyse and interpret data
- Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
- Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
- Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
- Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
- Undertake management/administration arising from research
- Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
- Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
- Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation and literature reviews
- Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
- Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
- Fosters a fair and equitable workplace for all staff
- Identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant university policies and procedures
- Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity duties document.
Person Specification
- A PhD relevant to the research area (neuroscience, pharmacology, biochemistry and molecular biology), or equivalent PhD level qualifications.
- Experience in stem cell research and/or neurobiology research
- Knowledge and/or experience in metabolism, biochemistry, and energetics
- High level analytical capability
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly
- Fluency in cellular models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
- Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
- Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
- Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
- Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics and duties under the Equality Act 2010. Including fostering good relations and advancing the universities Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
- Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity knowledge, skills and experience document.
Informal enquiries to Dr Felix Chan, email: [email protected]
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