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College of Medicine & Veterinary Service/Molecular Genetic and Population Health Services/USHER Institute
Contract type: Part-time (7 hours per week)
Fixed Term: available from March 2024 to the 31st January 2025
Location: Usher Institute moves to a new building in Edinburgh Bioquarter, Spring 2024
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking person to contribute to the successful delivery of the SCONe project. The Research Project Manager will lead on co-ordination of activity, operational planning, budget management, and project governance, liaising closely with principal investigators and University partners. The nature of the role is such that tasks are often time-critical and an ability to effectively prioritise workloads and tasks is required. Initial post length is 12 months with high likelihood of further extension.
The Opportunity:
SCONe is an exciting interdisciplinary project for the collection, curation and classification of retinal images and has the primary aim to investigate biomarkers for neurodegeneration and more widely, establish a world-leading retinal imaging biorepository. The post-holder will oversee the delivery of the project, assisting in the implementation of robust programme management processes and protocols, taking action as necessary to ensure minimum impact on programme deadlines.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Miguel O. Bernabeu, Professor of Computational Medicine ( miguel.bernabeu@ed.ac.uk )
- Exceptional project management and organisational skills combined with a strong attention to detail.
- Good analytical skills demonstrated by a structured and methodical approach.
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with a wide range of people and audiences at all levels.
- Able to work on own initiative as well as proven team building and motivational skills.
- Time management, prioritisation and calmness under pressure.
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An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
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