Research Assistant/Associate

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 16 months

The James Watt School of Engineering is looking for a Research Assistant/Associate to contribute to/make a leading contribution to a project scaling up point-of-need multiplexed DNA testing devices for infectious diseases for One Health interventions working in with Professor Jon Cooper in Glasgow. The project is a collaborative effort with Rhodes University in South Africa and the group of Professor Janice Limson, who share our aim to develop affordable and deployable systems for low-resource settings. The challenge is to integrate multiple detection targets onto a single easy-to-use, sample-to-answer platform around our lateral flow technologies, which uniquely will be scaled up in South Africa for field validation.

The post requires a person with expert knowledge in microfluidics and advanced materials, to integrate molecular biology assays into a novel standalone platform, that also incorporates battery-power and sample processing. The successful candidate will be able to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and have the opportunity to develop further research funding proposals.

To be considered for an appointment at Grade 7, you must be able to perform the duties as listed for a Research Assistant position with a higher degree of independence, leadership, and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues.

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: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For informal enquiries or further information about the project, please contact Prof Julien Reboud (Julien.Reboud@glasgow.ac.uk)

For more information on the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering, please visit www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering.

For more information and to apply online: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-slash-associate-5755335.

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