Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

Grade UE07: £41,064-£48,822 per annum

CMVM / School of Genetics and Cancer

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 18 months

The Opportunity

A Postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Dr Kevin Myant () to carry out a collaborative project to test and develop a novel therapeutic for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The project, sponsored by the industry partner Trogenix, is a collaboration with Prof Steven Pollard () and aims to test the applicability to enhancer driven cell targeting in metastatic disease. The project will use patient derived human organoid models to determine how cancer cells respond to these therapies, providing proof of principle of the applicability of this approach. The position is initially fixed term for 18 months and would be ideally suited to a researcher keen to bridge academic and translational/industry related projects.

For more information, please contact Dr Kevin Myant ().

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term for 18 months.

The salary for this role is at Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Awarded, or soon to be awarded, PhD in cancer biology or a related biomedical field.
• Previous experience working with organoid culture systems.
• Experience in molecular biology techniques (flow cytometry, viral transductions, qRT PCR, scRNAseq, ATACseq, CUT&RUN etc).
• Previous experience of contributions to translational research projects.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• To carry out exciting, disease relevant, impactful research.
• To gain experience in state of the art technologies providing a strong basis for a career in academic or commercial scientific research.
• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

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.

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The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 18th March 2026.

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Interviews will be held in due course.