Post Doctoral Research Assistant

Full Time, Fixed Term (4 years)

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

Background and Context

The Centre for Biomedicine in Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is based at the University of Hull campus. Working with industry and external partners, the Centre hosts multiple externally funded research programmes in key research themes. As holders of an Athena Swan Gold Award, we are also committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, and follow the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research.

This 48 month postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) position in the Centre for Biomedicine 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 vascular 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 Simon Calaminus, Dr Leonid Nikitenko and Professor Tim Palmer at Hull York Medical School. The post will be based in a vibrant cardiovascular research group that will offer an excellent opportunity to work across multiple disciplines (Biomedical Engineering, AI, Vascular Biology and Platelet Biology). as part of a diverse multidisciplinary 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 and adhering to the principles outlined in the UK Medical School’s Charter on So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’ and the British Medical Association (BMA) racial harassment charter for medical schools.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post

The successful candidate will be responsible for optimising vascular cell growth and viability within the artificial blood vessels in specialised environments over sustained time periods.  Analysis of endothelial cells will involve cell culture, fluorescence microscopy (confocal and super resolution), Flow cytometry, genomic and proteomic analysis. The PDRA will be based at Hull University but will be expected to visit to external collaborator sites, and to engage productively with other research units at University of Hull as required. The PDRA will report research results to the project supervisory team on a weekly basis, and relevant 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 Simon Calaminus, E: Simon.Calaminus@hyms.ac.uk

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

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