Research Associate

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Research Associate to make a leading contribution to a project MAINSTREAM: EPSRC research and partnership hub for health technologies in Manufacturing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine, Immunotherapy and Cancer with Dr Catherine Berry.

The grant brings together the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Nottingham to work on potential therapies using adult stem cells to help tissue regeneration to repair broken bones and in chemotherapy, where they can help to regenerate healthy bone marrow.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

We are looking for an interdisciplinary scientist, specifically with skills in adult mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell culture, organoid models, biomaterials, hydrogels, bone regeneration, microscopy, mechanotransduction and a multidisciplinary work ethic. The successful candidate needs to be motivated in a team.

The successful candidate will be based in Glasgow’s flagship Advanced Research Centre with access to new laboratories, cutting edge microscopy eg confocal and Brillouin), cytometry, metabolomics and other techniques to analyse stem cell fate.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Catherine Berry, Catherine.Berry@glasgow.ac.uk

This post is full-time and fixed term for 24 months.

To apply online at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-13

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