School of Health and Life Sciences
Paisley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Fish Haematological Diagnostics in Aquaculture
REQ000682
Scale £36,261 to £43,266
Full-time: 35 Hours per week, fixed term for 18 months
We are seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with relevant research experience to work on a BBSRC funded project in the University of the West of Scotland on the development of diagnostic techniques to assess anaemia in aquaculture reared Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar).
You will be educated to PhD level in a relevant area of biology / zoology / aquaculture / biochemistry / health diagnostics and preferably have some practical experience of the aquaculture industry. Work will require the collection of samples from our partner aquaculture facilities, the processing of these samples for haematological and biomarker analysis for the standardisation, assessment and validation of rapid, automated haematological methods for salmon blood, and the integration of this haematology data with relevant endpoints on fish health and disease for the identification and assessment of anaemia in salmon aquaculture.
The research will be carried out within the School of Health and Life Sciences in UWS and in collaboration with our academic and industry partners. You will be joining a team of academic staff, postgraduate research students and experts from industry working in this area and will be based in the Paisley Campus.
For an informal discussion of the post please contact Prof Brian Quinn 0141 848 3877
[email protected].
Further information, including details of how to apply are available at
https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/Closing Date: Monday, 26th November 2018
Interview Date: Wednesday, 12th December 2018
UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.
