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Research Assistant, School of Medicine, University of Galway 033-24:

Employer
University of Galway (NUI Galway)
Location
Galway (County), Connacht (IE)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
23 Feb 2024
Discipline

Life Science
Job Type
Research Assistant
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
Undergraduate
Sector
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Job Details:

This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and is available from 18th March 2024 to contract end date of 28th February 2029.

Information on Project:

This project is an SFI-funded collaborative investigation including teams with expertise in cell biology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, clinical medicine and computational biology.

The team aim to create a novel, targeted therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-induced osteopathy. T2DM involves a paradoxical osteopathy where an increase in bone mineral density results in fragility fractures. Fractures in individuals with T2DM take longer to heal, reduce mobility and elongate hospital stays.

This team will molecularly characterize the osteogenic bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells from people living with or without T2DM, then correlate those changes with biomechanical changes in the bone.

We will then create molecular therapies to mediate the impact of T2DM on bone and assess its efficacy.

Duties:

Coordinate a tissue donation programme by liaising with academic and clinical teams
Maintain organized records of the biobank contents
Adhesion to GDPR for record keeping and data retention
Isolate, culture and differentiate primary cells from donated human bone marrow
Protocol optimization, SOP writing
Conduct biochemical and molecular biology assays, then analyse the resultant data
Histological processing of tissue (embedding, sectioning, staining)
Assist all laboratory partners through the My Green Labs certification process
Survey the current environmental impact of collaborating laboratories using the My Green Labs guidance documents
Implement the suggested changes in infrastructure and/or ways of working
Laboratory coordination activities
Securing quotes, placing orders, collecting orders
Health and safety coordination
Adhesion to project timelines
Contributing to report writing, manuscript writing
Working closely with other REMEDI team members as part of a laboratory community
Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post

Qualifications/Skills required:

Essential Requirements:

BSc or MSc qualification in the biologic sciences, preferably with emphasis on mammalian cell biology
Experience with adherent cell culture
Evidence of qualitative and quantitative skills
Evidence of capacity to learn technical skills, then perform the same tasks independently, reproducibly
Evidence of highly detailed, accurate record keeping
Evidence of a continued interest in sustainability
Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
Evidence of interpersonal skills suited for both academic and clincal environments
Capacity for creative, lateral thinking, problem solving and troubleshooting

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Desirable Requirements:

Experience with mammalian tissue culture
Experience with biochemical assays, molecular biology skills
Evidence of proactivity and ownership over a labbased project
Prior knowledge of osteogenesis
Strong motivation to work in the field of orthopaedics
Understanding of GDPR

Research Salary Scales (University of Galway)

Start date:
Position is available from 18th March 2024

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans.

University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.

Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

Further information about the Regenerative Medicine Institute is available on our website.

Application Instructions

Interviews are planned to be held the week of 4th March 2024
We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.

Company:

NUI Galway is recognized as a research-led University that addresses issues of global economic and societal importance. Our research strategy focuses on developing clusters of internationally recognised expertise in selected priority areas. We have developed meaningful and strategic research alliances with economic, social and