Post-Doctoral Research Associate

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Edinburgh seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to advance research in aquaculture genetics and genomics. The role involves investigating disease resistance traits and supervising junior researchers. Candidates should have a strong background in quantitative genetics and bioinformatics, with flexibility for part-time or hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience with integration of multi-omics data.
• Expertise in quantitative genetics approaches and selective breeding.

Responsibilities

• Investigate genetic architecture of disease resistance in aquaculture species.
• Supervise junior staff and students on multiple research projects.

Skills

Quantitative Genetics

Bioinformatics

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

Fixed-term: 01/09/2025 – 31/07/2027

Full Time: 35 hours per week

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to investigate the genetic architecture of disease resistance in aquaculture species and the implementation of multi-omics data in breeding programmes.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for aPostdoctoral Research Fellow in the Roslin aquaculture genetics & genomics research group. The selected applicant will work as a postdoctoral researcher within a group conducting research into many aspects of aquaculture genomics from the genetics of key production traits, disease resistance traits, host pathogen interactions, cell culture,in vitroandin vivogene editing, transcriptomics, epigenetics, etc. It is expected that the successful applicant will have excellent understanding of quantitative genetics, performing GWAS, QTL detection, genomic prediction and previous work experience with whole genome sequence data and imputation. A prior knowledge of functional variant prioritisation, aquaculture breeding and production systems and disease resistance models will be appreciated.The position requires a self-motivated and highly organized individual with excellent communication skills. The role will involve direct supervision of junior members of staff and students, and working directly on multiple research projects operating at any one time in the group, publishing results and project reporting.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

This post is available from 1^stSeptember 2025 and is supported by funding available on a fixed-term basis until 31^stSeptember 2027.

The salary for this post is£40,497 to £48,149per annum.Grade UE07

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Expertise in quantitative genetics approaches and selective breeding
• Experience with integration of multi-omics data
• Experience or aptitude for bioinformatics
• A PhD in a relevant field (or equivalent level of experience)
• An interest on working on aquaculture production systems

£40,497 to £48,149 per annum (Grade 7)