Total 3 job vacancies by University Of Leeds (Medicine)

Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine

Faculty of Medicine and Health

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an early career researcher looking for your first challenge? Do you have a background in cell culture and reproductive biology? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Assistant to work on our Wellcome Trust funded grant to understand the how heat stress associated with climate change can affect off-spring health. Climate change is one of the most pressing concerns we have. Understanding the biological basis of how this affects health of the offspring born to mothers that experience extremes of heat and figuring how we can mitigate against these are critical to ensure healthy babies. We are using an interdisciplinary approach combining novel in vitro 3D approaches to mimic maternal and embryo interactions as well as comparative approaches to determine how acute heat stress alters life-course health in offspring. The candidate will be training in state of the start 3D in vitro models as well as Omics approaches including single cell RNA and ATAC sequencing.

If you are looking for a role that will be at the cutting edge of reproductive biosciences in a supportive, dynamic and inclusive research group, apply today.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Niamh Forde, Professor and Chair of Molecular Reproductive Biosciences

Email: n.forde@leeds.ac.uk

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

School of Dentistry

This role will be based on the university campus and St James university hospital. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you interested in characterising cutting edge industrial formulations for the preservation of enamel? Do you have a desire to work at the interface of academia and industry? Have you had experience working with topical interventions available to consumers? Are you experienced in the use of synchrotron X-ray scattering techniques, tomography and data analysis? Would you like to join a multidisciplinary team working with a large UK based multi-national facility, using advanced synchrotron X-ray techniques and complimentary laboratory imaging to investigate the mechanisms of new formulations on dental hard tissue?

This is an outstanding opportunity for you to work on an exciting project in the Division of Oral Biology within the Leeds School of Dentistry, in collaboration with Haleon and colleagues at synchrotron facilities. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be using dual imaging and diffraction to assess the protective mechanism of action on hierarchical mineralised tissue structures in dental enamel brought about by the application of new formulations of a widely available consumer product. The project involves the use of routine laboratory imaging techniques and the dual imaging and diffraction beamline at Diamond Light Source to study and image oriented structures at multiple length-scales in hierarchically organised mineralised tissues, with and without treatment.

You will have experience working with diseased enamel affected by either caries lesions or erosive wear. Have a first degree related to dentistry or the physical sciences. You will also have experience working both independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as well as a willingness to work flexibly and travel internationally and nationally to synchrotron facilities and collaborating institutes.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Phil Davies, Lecturer, Division of Oral Biology

Email: R.P.W.Davies@leeds.ac.uk

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Overview of the Role
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in Vascular Biology or Thrombosis and Haemostasis? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

A position for postdoctoral Research Fellow (1.0 FTE), funded by a programme grant of the British Heart Foundation, is available in the lab of Professor Robert Ariëns, based in the LIGHT laboratories at the University of Leeds. In this role you will play a key role in a research team that is studying the influence of fibrin structure on the stability of blood clots and the risk of venous thromboembolism, using Affimers to target specific parts of the protein. In this position, you will particularly be leading on the in-vitro characterisation of protein structure and function.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
As Research Fellow your main duties will include:

Working with and in support of Prof Ariëns’ research programme to ensure the project is successfully completed;
Generating and pursuing original research ideas in the appropriate subject area;
Developing research objectives and proposals and contributing to setting the direction of the research project and team including, where appropriate preparing proposals for funding in collaboration with colleagues;
Evaluating methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and to relate such evaluations appropriately to your own work;
Communicating or presenting research results through publication or other recognised forms of output;
Preparing papers for publication in leading international journals and independently writing reports;
Working both independently and also as part of a larger team of researchers, engaging in knowledge-transfer activities where appropriate and feasible;
Maintaining your own continuing professional development and acting as a mentor to less experienced colleagues as appropriate;
Contributing to the research culture of the School, where appropriate;
Contributing to the training of both undergraduate and postgraduate students, where appropriate, including assisting with the supervision of projects in areas relevant to the project.
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Professor Robert Ariens, Professor of Vascular Biology

Email: r.a.s.ariens@leeds.ac.uk