Research Fellow - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

UE08:
£45,585 to £54,395 Per Annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £48,350 to £59,421 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).

CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute.

Contract type - Fixed Term available as soon as possible to 31 January 2025.

Full Time - 35 hours per week.

Location:
Usher Institute moves to a new building in Edinburgh Bioquarter, early 2024.

The Opportunity:

SCONe is an exciting interdisciplinary project for the collection, curation and classification of retinal images and has the primary aim to investigate biomarkers for neurodegeneration and more widely, establish a world-leading retinal imaging biorepository.

The post holder will develop data retrieval, storage and analysis pathways and establish required governance to support access to and analysis of retinal images and linked data.

They will oversee responsibility for appropriate processing, maintenance and documentation of SCONe data and analytic approaches, and advise on suitability of the data for research.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Track record of successful and timely delivery of analytical or big data-focussed projects including experience of preparing submissions for governance approvals.
Experience of managing staff and ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
Excellent archiving, data management, and organizational skills.
Solid understanding of the principles of security and confidentiality of personal data in a research context, and how to identify and mitigate risk of security breaches.

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme
, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more.

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The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
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Work with us | Usher Institute _- where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world. _**Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.

Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.