Job ID: 047064
Job date: 2019-03-08
End Date: 2019-05-07
Company : The University of Edinburgh Country : Scotland Role : Postdoc
Job date: 2019-03-08
End Date: 2019-05-07
Company : The University of Edinburgh Country : Scotland Role : Postdoc
Job Description:
The Roslin Institute is a world-class centre for the quantitative genetics of populations, particularly in managed populations such as livestock, companion animals, and crops. We have a vacancy for a Research Fellow in CRISPR technology to work alongside Dr. John Hickey, on a new project that aims to develop an in vitro editing platform that will interrogate identified genetic variation and explore it’s driving natural phenotypic variation.
This project has three aims: (1). Use gene-editing technologies to create in vitro models for systematic testing of candidate causal variants for regulatory expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) (2). Develop phenotypic assays screening; (3). Analyse and utilise this data to increase the accuracy and efficacy of genomic selection in livestock.
Additional Info:
The successful applicant will have (or be close to having) a PhD in cell biology, chemistry or a related field with an excellent academic track record, or an equivalent combination of training and experience with a background in cell biology; specifically, in molecular biology, mammalian cell culture and development of phenotypic assays.
The post-holder will work within a large team of quantitative genetics researchers whose work spans several livestock and plant breeding species as well as humans. They will join the Genetics and Genomics department at the Roslin Institute, which comprises 18 group leaders, both desk based and lab-based scientists.
Informal enquires can be made to John Hickey (John.Hickey@roslin.ed.ac.uk) while formal applications should be done through the website of The University of Edinburgh.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The Roslin Institute is a world-class centre for the quantitative genetics of populations, particularly in managed populations such as livestock, companion animals, and crops. We have a vacancy for a Research Fellow in CRISPR technology to work alongside Dr. John Hickey, on a new project that aims to develop an in vitro editing platform that will interrogate identified genetic variation and explore it’s driving natural phenotypic variation.
This project has three aims: (1). Use gene-editing technologies to create in vitro models for systematic testing of candidate causal variants for regulatory expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) (2). Develop phenotypic assays screening; (3). Analyse and utilise this data to increase the accuracy and efficacy of genomic selection in livestock.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Animal Biology
- Breeding
- Cell Biology
- CRISPR technology
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Human Genetics
- molecular biology
- Plant Genomics
Areas :
Additional Info:
The successful applicant will have (or be close to having) a PhD in cell biology, chemistry or a related field with an excellent academic track record, or an equivalent combination of training and experience with a background in cell biology; specifically, in molecular biology, mammalian cell culture and development of phenotypic assays.
The post-holder will work within a large team of quantitative genetics researchers whose work spans several livestock and plant breeding species as well as humans. They will join the Genetics and Genomics department at the Roslin Institute, which comprises 18 group leaders, both desk based and lab-based scientists.
Informal enquires can be made to John Hickey (John.Hickey@roslin.ed.ac.uk) while formal applications should be done through the website of The University of Edinburgh.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]