13061 - Research Technician

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in Scotland seeks a Research Technician to develop and manage cereal crop transformation pipelines, supporting vital gene research for maize and barley. Applicants should have experience in plant growth and tissue culture, along with a meticulous approach to research and collaborative spirit. This full-time, fixed-term role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research in The Plant Shape Lab.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to support scientific research.
• Careful and methodical work and record keeping.
• Experience of plant growth / tissue culture.
• Ability to work well in a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run cereal crop transformation pipelines in maize and barley.
• Establish transformation protocols to generate transgenic and CRISPR-edited plants.
• Generate resources that support ongoing research within the lab.
• Collaborate with the Plant Shape Lab team.

Skills

Expertise in plant growth

Tissue culture experience

Careful work and record keeping

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Grade UE05 £29,588 - £33,951 per annum. College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological Sciences / Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences. Full time contract: 35 hours per week. Fixed term: 24 months.

Position

We are looking for a Research Technician to develop and run cereal crop transformation pipelines in the group of Dr Annis Richardson (The Plant Shape Lab) in the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences.

The Opportunity

The aim of the role is to develop and run cereal crop transformation pipelines, supporting research carried out in the lab. In particular, this role will support current work focusing on understanding the function of candidate genes in maize and barley development. The role will entail establishing transformation protocols in the lab, based on published protocols, to generate both transgenic and CRISPR edited plants. These pipelines will develop crucial resources for the team. By joining this project you will be part of the larger interdisciplinary Richardson lab, called The Plant Shape Lab, and this project is funded by an ERC Starting Grant titled “DynaLines – Drawing lines in a dynamic environment: delineating domains from base to tip in plants.”

Responsibilities

• Develop and run cereal crop transformation pipelines in maize and barley.
• Establish transformation protocols in the lab, based on published protocols, to generate transgenic and CRISPR-edited plants.
• Generate resources that support ongoing research within the lab and project.
• Collaborate with the Plant Shape Lab team and contribute to project goals associated with the ERC Starting Grant.

Qualifications / Skills

• Strong desire to support scientific research
• Careful and methodical work and record keeping
• Experience of plant growth / tissue culture
• Ability to work well in a diverse team