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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Specialist Research Technician, Weavers Group,
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</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"><b>Contract:</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Fixed-term for 2 years (with potential for extension)
from Summer/Autumn 2026</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"><b>Applications close:
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">20</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;">th</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> July 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The Weavers Group</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> are recruiting a
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"><b>Specialist Research Technician</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> to contribute towards
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"><i>Drosophila
</i></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">projects running in the lab and provide key operational support. Our group investigates how dynamic cell biology supports tissue resilience to damage, and its dysregulation
in ageing and disease. We are based within a vibrant research community at the <b>
University of Bristol</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>’</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
</b>The post-holder will be involved in fly genetics, live-imaging and molecular cell biology, as well as support
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;">training</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"> and general lab organisation. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This is a great opportunity for someone with strong technical experience, particularly with
<i>Drosophila</i>, to contribute to ongoing research projects while working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. This post is funded by
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">the Wellcome Trust, with potential to extend beyond the advertised two years.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Applications
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">will close on
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">20<sup>th</sup> July 2026</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">.
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">P</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">lease
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">see the online advert for
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">further</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> details (click
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details/?jobId=389592&jobTitle=Specialist%20Technician%20(Research)" title="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details/?jobId=389592&jobTitle=Specialist%20Technician%20(Research)" data-outlook-id="06af1c86-a83f-4105-af67-c9df37b056e5" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> or
search for </span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;"><b>SUPP113440
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">on
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find" data-outlook-id="d254484f-89fb-44e6-a622-96a705eae19d" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;">).
Informal enquiries to Dr Helen Weavers (</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212); text-transform: none;"><a href="mailto:Helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="mailto:Helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk" data-outlook-id="a6b4ceba-b1ce-4d61-bc11-8274ca17c49b" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-transform: none;">)
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">are welcome.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Many thanks in advance for helping to share these opportunities. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Helen</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>(</i></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 14.666667px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>Apologies</i></span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i> for
resending this, but it seems the original email often ended up in junk)</i></span></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><b>Dr Helen Weavers
</b>|<b> </b>Associate Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology</span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: white;">Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow | Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine Fellow</span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">School of Biochemistry | Biomedical Sciences Building | University of Bristol, BS8 1TD UK</span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><b>Tel</b>:
</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="tel:+441174559201" title="tel:+441174559201" data-outlook-id="249340df-a966-4523-816b-522cbe0d31d5" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">+44 (0)117 455 9201</a></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> |
<b>Email</b>: </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="mailto:helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk" title="mailto:helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk" data-outlook-id="72c82bf2-010c-4546-acf7-382acfc8a7cb" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">helen.weavers@bristol.ac.uk</a></span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><b>UoB Profile</b>:
</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="http://www.bris.ac.uk/biochemistry/people/helen-m-weavers/index.html" title="http://www.bris.ac.uk/biochemistry/people/helen-m-weavers/index.html" data-outlook-id="8583f857-2abd-4b9b-ac01-43bb60e1ec83" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://www.bris.ac.uk/biochemistry/people/helen-m-weavers/index.html</a></span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><b>Lab Website:</b> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="http://www.tissueresilience.com/" title="http://www.tissueresilience.com/" data-outlook-id="7513cf50-d163-4e09-97f6-a5c7eb4167ce" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">www.tissueresilience.com</a></span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><i>My working day may not be the same as yours. I don’t expect a reply outside of your normal working hours.</i></div>
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