Research Fellow in Steroid Metabolome Analysis

Salary: As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary is Grade 7, salary £42,254

Fixed-term contract up to February 2029.

Background

Join the University of Birmingham’s Steroid Metabolome Analysis Core (SMAC) and contribute to HT -Advance, a Horizon 2020-funded programme improving endocrine hypertension diagnosis and treatment through omics. The role involves urinary steroid profiling using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS, sample preparation, mass spectrometry, data interpretation, and analytical method development and optimisation. You will contribute to collaborative research, publications and conference presentations.

Main Duties

• The responsibilities may include some, but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required.
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding.
• Analyse and interpret data.
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding.
• 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.
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews.
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters.
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research.
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines.
• Fosters a fair and equitable workplace for all staff.
• Identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant university policies and procedures.
• Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity duties document.

Person Specification

• A PhD relevant to the research area (or near completion), or equivalent PhD level qualifications.
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones.
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project.
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics and duties under the Equality Act 2010. Including fostering good relations and advancing the universities Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
• Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity knowledge, skills and experience document.

Informal enquiries to Dr Angela Taylor, email: a.taylor.5@bham.ac.uk

SMAC: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/college-of-medicine-and-health/facilities/steroid-metabolome-analysis-core

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£42,254. Grade 7