Post-doctoral Researcher in Salmon Immunology and Vaccination

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum 

CMVM / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Full-time: 35 hours per week 

Fixed-term: 3 years

 

A post-doctoral researcher position is available within a BBSRC project called “Drivers of salmon robustness”. This long-term Partnership with Mowi Scotland aims to make breakthrough scientific advances that will be applied in practice to enhance fish robustness and reduce mortality levels in Scottish Atlantic salmon farming. The position will take a lead role in investigating the effect of rearing temperature on immune system development and function, as well as efficacy of current vaccination strategies to protect salmon against its most pressing diseases.

 

This post will be based primarily on campus at the Roslin Institute; considering the heavy hands-on laboratory work as well as vaccination and challenge trials foreseen in the project, we are open to considering flexible working patterns (on a contractual basis) but expect that the majority of the work will include regular on-campus working.  

 

For informal enquiries, please get in touch with Professor Maria Forlenza (mforlenz@ed.ac.uk) 

 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD, or near to completing a PhD, in fish immunology and/or vaccination
• Demonstrated experience and broad knowledge in fish/animal immunology and/or vaccination
• Experience in functional genomics, especially in single cell omics analysis 
• Proven skills in state-of-the art molecular and/or cellular techniques relevant to measure immune responses and correlates of protection to vaccination (in salmon)
• Track record of peer-reviewed publications in relevant area
• Track record of disseminating findings in relevant research area, including by presenting at major conferences
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills

 

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Application Information 

 

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• CV:
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• Cover Letter:
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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. The Roslin Institute, where the post will be based, holds a Gold Athena SWAN award. The University of Edinburgh is a member of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 29th August 2025.

 

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