Job Description

The School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee is a world-class academic institution with a reputation for the excellence of its research, its high-quality teaching and student experience, and the strong impact of its activities outside academia. With 900 staff from over 60 countries worldwide the School provides a dynamic, multi-national, collegiate and diverse environment with state-of-the-art laboratory, technology and teaching facilities.

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as a Research Technican working on a collaborative project between Professor Gordon Simpson\'s lab and Professor Geoff Barton\'s computational biology group in Dundee. The aim of the project is to understand the interplay between RNA modification and gene expression control.

This programme requires a talented and dedicated research technician to support the plant genetics and molecular biology experiments of a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant based in in Gordon Simpson\'s lab focused on this project.

We have pioneered the use of nanopore direct RNA sequencing to map the complexity of RNA processing and m6A modification (eLife 2020;9:e49658) and we have integrated Illumina RNA-Seq and nanopore direct RNA sequencing to make breakthroughs in understanding complex RNA processing events including transcription termination (eLife 2021;10:e65537) and splicing (eLife 2022;11;e78808). We have used inter-species association mapping as a novel approach to study molecular aspects of RNA biology (Parker et al., 202! 3., bioRx iv). We are committed to open access publishing and the free sharing of data and code.

You will join a team funded on the same BBSRC grant which, in addition, comprises a lab-based Post-Doctoral Research Assistant and another Post-Doctoral Research Assistant focused on computational analyses. This project is a collaboration between Gordon Simpson\'s RNA lab and Geoff Barton\'s computational biology group.

Your priorities will include:

• Assisting the production and amplification of transgenic Arabidopsis lines
• Amplification of Arabidopsis seed stocks and preparation of sterile plant material for RNA and protein purification
• Assisting with the preparation of recombinant protein expression using E.coli and Baculovirus systems

Who we\'re looking for:

• Able to work well in a team
• Excellent Communication skills
• Experience with molecular biology, sterile tissue culture and the molecular genetic analysis of plants eg Arabidopsis
• Keen to Learn

A full or part-time position may be negotiable. This position is available for 12 months in the first instance.

To find out more about Gordon Simpson\'s Lab please visit .

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee one of the top universities in the UK. Family friendly policies, staff support networks for BME and LGBT staff, membership of Athena Swan and Stonewall, as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.

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