Postdoc: Maternal Cardiovascular & Brain Health Research

The University Of Manchester; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer contribution pension

29 days annual leave plus bank/holiday

Ride to work and EV car scheme

Job summary

The University of Manchester seeks a Post Doctoral Research Associate to advance maternal cardiovascular health through preclinical research, in parallel with human studies in the Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre. This role focuses on mechanisms linking hypertensive disorders of pregnancy to later brain health and testing novel treatments.

You will conduct preclinical studies, analyse data, report findings to the team, and contribute to supervising research students in a supportive

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering in vivo studies.
• Background in pregnancy, cardiovascular or neuroscience research is welcome.
• Ability to work to high standards with reproducible results.
• Ability to manage a complex workload with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead a programme of preclinical research.
• Analyse and interpret data and draw conclusions.
• Report research outcomes to the wider team.
• Contribute to supervision of research students.

Skills

In vivo work

Pregnancy research

Cardiovascular research

Neuroscience research

Data analysis

Research reporting

Student supervision

Tools

Laboratory techniques

Job description

The University of Manchester seeks a Post Doctoral Research Associate to advance maternal cardiovascular health through preclinical research, in parallel with human studies in the Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre. This role focuses on mechanisms linking hypertensive disorders of pregnancy to later brain health and testing novel treatments.

You will conduct preclinical studies, analyse data, report findings to the team, and contribute to supervising research students in a supportive