Research Assistant

at  University of Oxford

The role is for a research assistant to work under the direct supervision of Associate Prof. Yvonne Couch and Dr James Grist to develop and work with models of brain inflammation and dementia. The post-holder will work on a project using in vivo models of stroke, brain inflammation and dementia to study the effects of these diseases on brain metabolism.
The post-holder will be focusing on tissue processing and data analysis for the project but may be tasked to do adjacent and related project work in addition to the main project focus. The post would be well suited to someone with relevant experience who would like experience of academic research before committing to a larger project.
Some of your responsibilities may include processing tissue from in vivo experiments to study the effects of various diseases on metabolic outcomes in fresh and fixed brain tissue and to keep detailed records of experimental procedures and results, and meticulously maintain inventories.
It is essential that you hold a BSc (or equivalent) in biomedical research or related discipline, together with some relevant research experience. It is desirable that you hold an MSc (or equivalent) in biomedical research or related discipline, with some experience of neuroscience research.
Please see the below ‘Job Description’ for further details on the responsibilities and selection criteria, as well as further information about the university and how to apply.

Please refer the Job description for details