Description Grade UE05: £29,179 - £33,482 per annum CMVM/Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Full time: 35 hrs per week Fixed term: 01/06/2025 - 31/05/2027 We are looking for a Research Technician that will contribute to two collaborative projects with Profs Chandran, Prof Carragher and Dr Selvaraj generating and maintaining iPSC derived monocytes/macrophages and microglia, neural and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from iPSCs for neurodegenerative research and drug screening. The post also involves collection of peripheral blood derived monocytes (PBMCs) from patients and subsequent generation of primary macrophages from patient PBMCs. The post holder will become part of a core team within the Dementia Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Edinburgh. The Opportunity: The technician will assist with established SOPs and perform rigorous characterisation of generated cells using various molecular techniques such as DNA/RNA isolation, PCR, qPCR, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Training will be provided, as necessary. Post holder will work within 5-member stem cell technical team headed by Dr Karen Burr and guided by Post-doctoral researchers on a day-to-day basis. Your skills and attributes for success: B.Sc, in Biology/Biomedical Science Previous experience in cell culture Knowledge/experience of stem cells / h-iPSC DNA/RNA isolation Immunofluorescence. Click here for a copy of the full job description Application Information: Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: CV Cover letter 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 unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note: The closing date for applications is 28 March 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.