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Research Fellow - Southampton, United Kingdom - University of Southampton

University of Southampton

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Southampton, United Kingdom

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The project at Southampton is a collaboration between Prof Hywel Morgan in School of Electronics and Computer Science and Dr Nic Bury in the School of Ocean and Earth Science.

There are two Research Fellows associated with the project, one with Prof Hywel focusing on the engineering aspect of developing a microphysiological platform and the other with Dr Bury focusing on the biological aspect of the project, and you will work closely with the other fellow to develop the "Organ on Chip" platform.

The biological Research Fellow will develop a marine fish gill cell culture system to detect pollutant in the marine environment using fluorophores and gene expression and will involve both lab-based cell culture work as well as environmental field monitoring.

SOES provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment that facilitates use-inspired and multi-disciplinary research, education, training and outreach in the marine sciences.

SOES holds an Athena SWAN bronze award in recognition of its' continued commitment to improving equality for women in science and engineering.

We will give due consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and to those who have taken a career break.

The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities and employees a childcare vouchers scheme.

We have a range of staff development programmes and a unique mentoring and wellbeing scheme. The university has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities and employees can participate in a childcare vouchers scheme.

There is a great range of benefits that includes a contributory pension scheme; generous holiday entitlement; subsidised health and fitness facilities and cycle to work scheme.

The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.

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