Senior Technician

About the role

A position for a Senior Technician is available in the laboratory of Leon Lagnado, funded by Wellcome. The post-holder will be responsible for contributing to projects involving neurophysiological experiments with larval zebrafish, including the use of multiphoton microscopy to image neural activity and development of software for quantitative analysis and modelling.  The general aim of the projects is to understand the circuit mechanisms that underly early visual processing.  The post-holder may be provided with the opportunity to study for a PhD if they do not already hold this qualification.

We are a very active research group embedded in a strong research culture. We are located in the vibrant city of Brighton and London is 1 hour away.

About you

Applicants must be educated to at least Batchelor’s level in a Neuroscience or Biomedical discipline.  They should have a strong background in data analysis (e.g using Python, C or similar). Previous experience in the analysis of multiphoton imaging experiments would be an advantage.

About our School

Please find further information regarding the School of Life Sciences on our website.

The School of Life Sciences is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award. 

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. 

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package. 

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion 

Further Key Information

Please contact Leon Lagnado (l.lagnado@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries..

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. 

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