Vacancies
SCRI is an international research centre based in Scotland. The work we do is at the top of the global agenda. We focus on crop and food research and the relationship between the environment, plants and the land. In addition to research, we create innovation and enterprise leading to wealth creation and environmental sustainability for the Scottish economy.
Plant Biochemist
- Salary: £26,610 – £29,566
- Reference number: PPFQ/1/10
- Closing date: Friday 12 February 2010
An opportunity exists for a dynamic scientist within the Plant Products and Food Quality Programme at SCRI as part of the EU -funded project “ClimaFruit – Future proofing the North Sea Berry Industry in Times of Climate Change”.
The project will focus on the sustainability of raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry in a changing climate and the development of strategies to ensure this. As part of the project SCRI leads the fruit quality and human health workpackage. The postholder will be required to elucidate and asses the key pathways and genes involved in soft fruit development and quality and how climatic and sustainability factors impact upon these.
The post will require multisite and partner organisational skills to coordinate common variety trialling, sampling and biochemical/molecular analysis of the target fruit grown in distinctly different environments across Europe. Due to the multidisciplinary, pan-European nature of the project the postholder must be comfortable working across several different technical disciplines such as metabolomics, gene cloning, cell biology etc. Knowledge of the technical issues related to biochemical/molecular and phytochemical analysis, particularly in fruit, and a wide-range of up-to-date techniques in metabolic pathway analysis at the gene and metabolite level is required.
The project is ongoing, finishes on 31 September 2013 and the post is available immediately for at least 36 month duration. These will be ideal opportunities for experienced post-doctoral scientists with a good track-record of productivity in the area of plant metabolic pathway analysis to operate at a pan-European level.
For full details and how to apply see the Plant Biochemist job details page.
The closing date for applications is Friday 12 February 2010.
Statistical Scientist / Senior Statistical Scientist
- Starting salary: £26,610 – £29,566 / £33,780 – £37,534
- Reference number: BioSS/2/9R
- Closing date: Thursday 4 March 2010
Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) has an international reputation for methodological development in statistics, mathematical modelling and bioinformatics. BioSS offers a stimulating working environment, with over 30 staff at four different locations, working on applications in plant science, animal health and welfare, ecology and environmental science and nutrition and human health.
We seek an enthusiastic Statistical Scientist with a strong technical training who wishes to develop a career at the interface between statistical and scientific research. The postholder will work on a range of applications from our Edinburgh office, predominantly addressing topics in animal disease, but also issues in crop and environmental research. These applications will motivate methodological research to be pursued within one of our three research themes.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a sound grasp of traditional statistical methodologies along with awareness of modern methods and their potential. Excellent communication skills and an aptitude for collaborating with research scientists will be required; also an ability to work independently in pursuit of new methodologies and novel applications. Applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in statistics or with a major statistical element (PhD, or MSc/MRes with at least two years postgraduate employment). Further experience and a substantial record of scientific publications are required for appointment to the higher grade.
The successful candidate will have the option of joining a contributory public sector pension scheme.
For full details and how to apply see the Statistical Scientist job details page.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 4 March 2010.
