POSITION DETAILS

Department of Inflammation and Ageing, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Grade: 7
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to September 2026
Closing date: 21st August 2025

ROLE SUMMARY

• Work within the MRC BioFlare research programme
• Analyse and interpret research findings from tissue studies in the BioFlare programme
• Contribute to generating funding by writing small grants and contribute to writing bids
• Collaborate with existing (Newcastle, Glasgow, Oxford) and new (Harvard, Stanford) partners to fully exploit the potential of the tissue data from BioFlare
• Publish findings in high impact journals on behalf of the BioFlare consortium

MAIN DUTIES

The responsibilities will include:

• Develop research objectives and proposals for further BioFlare research, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Complete analysis and integration of single cell RNAseq, hyperion IMC and Spatial transcriptomic data and interpret
• Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
• Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding