Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality where current therapeutic options are often of limited efficacy. We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic individuals with extensive in vivo and in vitro cardiac electrophysiology expertise to evaluate the antiarrhythmic utility of repurposing commonly used therapeutic agents. The studies are funded by The British Heart Foundation (24 months) and Medical Research Council (36 months) and are available immediately.
The successful candidates will join a highly interdisciplinary team based in the laboratories of Professor Andrew Trafford (https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/andrew.w.trafford.html), Dr. Katharine Dibb (https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/katharine.dibb) and Dr Luigi Venetucci (https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/luigi.venetucci.html).
The post holders will be responsible for overseeing and conducting a range of in vivo and in vitro experiments including in vivo electrophysiology, single cell patch clamping, telemetry, dosing studies and whole heart optical voltage and calcium imaging. The project will explore arrhythmia mechanisms and evaluate novel classes of drugs for their antiarrhythmic efficacy.
The post holders should possess a PhD or equivalent in a closely related relevant area and have extensive experience in electrophysiological and in vivo methodologies. The successful applicants will be collaborative, able to demonstrate capability in developing research objectives, projects and proposals, have demonstrable supervisory experience as well as showing an overall aptitude for project design and delivery.
The post holders will join a vibrant research community and will contribute to the development of a collegiate, equitable and progressive research culture across all career stages. Some examples of the impact and successes arising from our broader heart and circulatory research activities across The Faculty are showcased at https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/heart-circulatory/
What you will get in return:
The Faculty, School, Division and host laboratory is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School/Department holds a Silver Award which recognises their good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. We welcome applications all sections of the community. All appointment will be made on merit. For further information, please visit: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.
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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Andrew Trafford
Email: Andrew.W.Trafford@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
