Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Opportunity:

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to drive innovative research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning liver fibrosis. The successful candidate will design and deliver innovative experiments using techniques including single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, human tissue ex vivo models, and pre-clinical in vivo models, while contributing to other collaborative projects within a dynamic research environment.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD or equivalent professional qualification and/or experience in liver fibrosis research
• Strong background in human precision cut liver tissue slicing (PCLS), culture and downstream processing
• Experience in processing of human liver tissue for downstream single cell, single nuclei and spatial transcriptomics workflows
• Skilled in 10x Chromium single cell and 10x spatial transcriptomics workflows
• Skilled in 10x single cell/nuclei RNAseq and spatial transcriptomics analysis pipelines

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with a strong sense of self-motivation, drive, determination, and a passion for what they do.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Professional development and subject matter expertise
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Leading-edge research
• Opportunities for publication