Research Assistant/Associate

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 3 years from start date.

Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

The School of Infection & Immunity is looking for a Research Assistant / Associate to work the Immunology research area under the supervision of Dr Chris Mahony (0.8) and Professor Julia Edgar (0.2) (Principal Investigators).

The applicant will make a leading contribution to a research programme focussed on unravelling the interplay between ageing fibroblasts and immune cells in immune mediated inflammatory diseases and to neuroimmunology research.

The successful candidate will have extensive skills in investigating the molecular mechanisms underpinning inflammatory diseases. They will be self-motivated in designing and executing experiments, with a proven track record in most of the following techniques: cell culture, animal work, flow cytometry, molecular cloning, confocal microscopy and bioinformatics (e.g. RNA-Seq/scRNA-Seq).

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship. 

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa 

For informal enquiries or further information about the project, please contact Dr Chris Mahony (Chris.Mahony@glasgow.ac.uk)

For more information on the University of Glasgow’s School of Infection & Immunity, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/

For more information and to apply online: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-slash-associate-48

Closing date: 2 December 2025

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