Post Doctoral Research Assistant (Medical Engineering)

Full Time, Fixed Term (4 years)

Closing Date: (00:01am) 8 February 2026

Background and Context

The School of Engineering and Technology is based at the University of Hull campus. Working with local and national industries, the school hosts several externally funded research programmes in key research themes including healthcare and tissue engineering.

This 48-month Research Fellow position in the School of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Hull is part of a joint £15.9 million investment by the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and UKRI Innovate UK which will support a coordinated network of five interdisciplinary teams focused on the development of advanced, specific and highly reproducible human in vitro models – lab grown systems which mimic real human tissues to improve understanding of disease, accelerate drug discovery, and reduce reliance on animal models.  This individual project is called ‘ARTEMIS: ARTificial blood vessels for Thrombosis, Endothelial Modelling, and artificial Intelligence Simulation’. ARTEMIS brings together a UK/US multidisciplinary team to create adaptable, scalable and reproducible artificial blood vessels (ABVs) that will be used to accurately model key aspects of the human circulation system, e.g. blood flow and blood vessel structure alongside how blood clots can be therapeutically targeted under different conditions.

The post-holder will work under the supervision of Dr Amirpasha Moetazedian at University of Hull and Dr Simon Calaminus, Dr Leonid Nikitenko, and Professor Tim Palmer at HYMS. The post will be based in a vibrant Biomedical Engineering research group that will offer an excellent opportunity to work across multiple disciplines (AI, Vascular Biology and Platelet Biology), as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team and work closely with the supervisory team to progress research objectives.

Applicants are expected to show a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and work in line with the School’s values of – everyone counts, pursuing excellence, socially responsible and collaborative. This includes undertaking mandatory equality and diversity training.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post

The successful candidate will be responsible for 3D bioprinting of hydrogel fibres with different shapes and mechanical properties mimicking blood vessels using microfluidic-based platforms. The candidate will be required to culture the fibres and identifying effective endothelial cell growth within specialised environments over sustained time periods.  Analysis of functional blood vessel will be done to measure stiffness and burst strength as well as biological properties to investigate endothelial/smooth muscle cells attachment using fluorescent microscopy. The PDRA will be based at Hull University but will be expected to travel to external collaborator sites, and to engage with other departments at University of Hull as required. The post holder will report research results to the project supervisory team on a weekly basis, and report to governance committees. The PDRA will produce an appropriate quantity and quality of progress reports and refereed research publications. They will work closely with the Knowledge Exchange Office of the University of Hull on preparation of materials for filing for IP protection.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Amirpasha Moetazedian, E: a.moetazedian@hull.ac.uk

Please submit your CV and covering letter when applying for this role.

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