Technician

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

School of Infection & Immunity

Technician

Vacancy Ref

211074

Salary

Grade 5, £28,031 - £31,236 per annum

The School of Infection & Immunity at the University of Glasgow are seeking to appoint a Technician to provide in-depth technical expertise for creating inducible gene knockouts in human malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum) and provide advice on the set up and best operation of equipment and procedures to aid delivery objectives.

This post is based within the School of Infection and Immunity, working in the lab of Dr Abhinay Ramaprasad (Principal Investigator; www.parafugelab.com) whose main research focus is to study genes that control parasite replication within red blood cells, a critical process that enables malaria parasites to multiply and progress through the clinically significant blood-stage infection. You will use state-of-the-art gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9 and DiCre to inducibly knock out essential genes in the parasite.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and has funding for up to 1st September 2029.

Visit our website for further information on the University of Glasgow, School of Infection & Immunity,

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Abhinay Ramaprasad, Abhinay.Ramaprasad@glasgow.ac.uk.

Apply online at

https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/technician-6067214

Closing Date

19th November 2026 at 23:45.

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