Job Purpose

To make a leading contribution to the project Defining transcriptional signatures of Plasmodium falciparum hematopoietic infection at the single cell level working with PIs Marti and Moxon at University of Glasgow and for field work in Malawi. The successful candidate will be required to make a leading contribution to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as make a significant contribution to the management and direction of this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Play a leading role in the management and development of the project and to work independently and in collaboration to bring the project to a successful completion including establishing and maintaining external collaborations both nationally and internationally.

2. Play a leading role in the planning, design and conduct of research, individually or jointly, in accordance with the project deliverables and College research strategy.

3. Establish and maintain an extensive research profile and reputation and that of the University of Glasgow/ School/ Research Group and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.

4. Play a leading role in the presentation of research findings at high profile national and international conferences, seminars, and meetings to enhance the research profile of the College.

5. Lead the development, both independently and in collaboration with others (including stakeholders) of the identification of potential funding sources and lead in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research of international quality.

6. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the project and in the broader University and wider community (e.g. academic and other collaborators/partners).

7. Play a leading role in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.

8. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.

9. Supervise master’s students and act as co-supervisor to PhD students as assigned by the Director of Institute and/or senior group leader.

10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the project and Institute, including budgets/expenditure

11. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline in order to provide advice and guidance to students and less experienced colleagues.

12. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.

13. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute.

14. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Scottish Credit Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in related discipline with a growing reputation in research within the subject area.

A2 Extensive breadth and depth of knowledge in the specialist subject/discipline to develop research and teaching programmes/methodologies/learning support

A3. Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of parasitology and immunology.

A4.  Knowledge of project-specific technical models, equipment, or techniques.

Desirable:

B1. Practical knowledge of bioinformatics.

Skills

Essential:

C1.  Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources, and practices that support replication.

C2.  Comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge in parasitology and immunology skills related to the field of research.

C3. Excellent skills in a range of parasitology techniques, including malaria parasite culture and microscopy.

C4. Excellent skills in a range of immunology techniques, including cell culture and multiparameter flow cytometry.

C5. Excellent molecular biology skills, including handling of RNA samples.

Desirable:

D1.  Skills in gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 and transfection

D2.  Skills in library preparation for Next-Gen sequencing.

D3.  Skills in analysis of Next-Gen sequencing data

Experience

Essential:

E1. An established track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals and at conferences.

E2.  Sufficient depth of relevant research experience in parasitology and immunology, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in a related field, appropriate to an early career researcher.

E3. In-depth experience with malaria parasite cell culture and phenotypic assays.

E4. In-depth experience with immunological techniques such as cell isolation, flow cytometry, antibody staining and in vitro cell culture.

E5.  Experience of delivering quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner.

E6. An established national and international profile.

E7. Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities

E8. Experience of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of literature, design and analysis of research data and drafting of papers

E9. Proven commitment to supporting career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Desirable:

F1. Experience with single cell RNA sequencing sample preparation and data analysis.

F2.  Experience working with human tissue samples.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 8, £49,559 - £57,422 per annum.

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 1 year from start date.

Interviews are expected to take place on the 11th of August 2025

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Closing Date:  1 August 2025 at 23:45