Research Assistant
University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Midlothian
- £32,982-38,205 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- A competitive salary of £32,982 pa - £38,205 pa
- 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, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our
- Neuronal networks, neuroendocrine regulation and adaptive plasticity
- Ion channel physiology, signalling pathways and vesicle trafficking
- Developmental processes including gene regulatory networks and neuro developmental disorders
- Neural development and its relationship to repair
- Cell death and survival
- Neuron-glia interactions
- Hippocampal function, memory storage and retrieval
- Degeneration and dementia