Research Assistant

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and uniquely skilled Research Assistant to work as part of our research team at Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences. Our research group has an interest in smoking and novel nicotine products and the successful candidate will investigate the deeper mechanistic effects vaping has on oral tissues and their associated microbial communities to provide much needed data to allow full interpretation of the existing clinical findings.

The post-holder will address key post‑trial research priorities, which include the development of anatomically and physiologically relevant in vitro models to investigate the effects of vaping exposures on the inflammatory and cytotoxic responses of oral tissues. In addition, to investigate the effects of vaping exposures on the interaction between oral tissues and complex microbial communities relevant to oral health and disease.

The successful candidate must hold at least an undergraduate degree, and ideally a Master's degree or higher, in biomedical sciences. In addition, the successful candidate must have experience in tissue culture and the development of in vitro models of oral tissues, as well as microbial culture, histology, molecular biology and immunoassays.

This post is a full time fixed term for a period of 1 year.

Informal enquiries are encouraged, please contact: Dr Richard Holliday (Richard.holliday@newcastle.ac.uk)

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