Postdoctoral Scientist - Motor Neuron Disease & Stem Cells

Opportunity

Pay: £41,064.00 – £48,822.00 per annum.

Department:
College of Science and Engineering – School of Biological Sciences – Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Edinburgh.

Position:
Post‑doctoral Research Associate (Fixed‑term contract until 31 March 2029, full‑time, 35 hours per week).

Role:
Molecular biology of Motor Neuron Disease. You will work within Dr Chris Sibley’s research group to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying the initiation and progression of motor neuron disease. The focus will be on the relevance of multiple identified targets of the TDP‑43 protein in the early stages of the disease biology and on developing corrective approaches to rescue appropriate disease biology in clinically relevant human stem cell models.

The project will combine work with human induced pluripotent stem cell models, molecular biology methods (e.g., cloning, qPCR), functional genomics and bioinformatics workflows. The position offers integration into Edinburgh Neuroscience and the Euan Mac Donald Centre networks.

Closing date: 12 June 2026, 11:59pm (UK time).

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