Research Associate

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 3 years

Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

The James Watt School of Engineering is looking for a Research Associate to make a leading contribution to the development of ultrasound tools for mesenchymal stem cell manipulation. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging translational project, as opportunities allow.

Stem cell therapies offer a new therapeutic paradigm in regenerative medicine. Bioengineering approaches can help to deliver specialised cells targeting specific clinical challenges, yet there remain many hurdles to their industrial manufacture. You will be a member of a team of researchers contributing to the cross-disciplinary EPSRC funded Research and Partnership Hub for Health Technologies in Manufacturing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine, Immunotherapy and Cancer (MAINSTREAM), which is led by the University of Glasgows Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMi). This hub is aiming to achieve high-volume manufacture of MSC-specific growth substrates that will remove the barriers to cell therapies. For this project, you will be based in the Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU) in the James Watt School of Engineering, working with a collaborative team across the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Nottingham, and with a well-established collaborative team of industrial, clinical and charity partners.

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 Professor Margaret Lucas (Margaret.lucas@glasgow.ac.uk) .

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

For more information and to apply online: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-5779662

Closing date: 18^th February 2026

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