Description UE07: £40,247 - £47,874 per annum CMVM / Deanery of Biomedical Sciences Fixed-Term, 36 months Full-time, 35 hours per week We are looking for a talented researcher to join our team led by Dr. Jing Qiu within the Edinburgh Centre of UK Dementia Research Institute. The Opportunity: The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on an exciting project (Targeting Nrf2 in brain endothelial cells as a novel therapeutic strategy against Vascular Dementia) funded by British Heart Foundation within a team of outstanding scientists and clinicians, including Dr. Jing Qiu (PI), Professor Karen Horsburgh (Co-I), Dr. Andrea Caporali (Co-I), Professor Joanna Wardlaw (Co-I), and Dr. James Loan (Co-I). Relevant publications include Zou et al. ( doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.21.619507 ) and He et al. ( doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.14.623657 ). For informal enquiries contact Jing.Qiued.ac.uk. The salary for this post is UE07 £40,247 - £47,874 per annum. Your skills and attributes for success: A strong track record of research publications commensurate with career stage A high level of technical and theoretical knowledge in your current subject area Ambition to develop a project and contribute intellectually to its direction Experience in a subset of relevant techniques Good interpersonal, time management and team-working skills Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) Benefits of joining our team: The Edinburgh Centre of the UK Dementia Research Institute is a collaborative research environment, focusing on understanding how vascular cells, macroglia, microglia and neurons interact to maintain brain homeostasis in health, and drive pathological cascades in disease. The post holder will be part of a 700-strong UK-wide community of dementia researchers, and will have access to the UK DRI’s intra-mural programmes and events designed for early career researchers, including pilot grants, travel awards, training events, as well as thematic conferences and the annual UK DRI Connectome meeting. 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 our staff 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 our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 20 February 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.