Description Grade UE05: £29,588 - £33,951 per annum pro-rata as part-time Institute of Genetics & Cancer Part-time: 21 hours per week (Tuesday – Thursday) Fixed-term: for 10 months Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger. We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together. Our technical staff are essential to supporting teaching, research, and the smooth operation of our facilities. Whether you're maintaining cutting-edge lab equipment, facilitating ground-breaking research, developing new techniques, or enhancing student and staff experience with top-notch facilities, your work will have a lasting impact that stretches far beyond our academic community. The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to become involved with translational research and clinical trials being undertaken by the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. The post holder will also be responsible for the process and storing of biological specimens and maintenance of relevant databases. Performing a range of specialised histopathology techniques including tissue collection, shipping, preparation of tissues, embedding, microtomy, and staining. Your skills and attributes for success: Knowledge/experience of laboratory sample processing procedures and tissue banking. A familiarity with histology-based procedures. Educated to HNC/HND or relevant work experience. Able to demonstrate the appropriate competencies and skills for the job. Shows willingness to learn about research policies and procedures e.g., GCP/GCLP Guidelines and tissue governance. Excellent organisation and administration skills. Click here to view a copy of the full job description. People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you. A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: Leading-edge research Interesting work Excellent benefits and support As a valued member of our team, you can expect: A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages. On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 22 nd April 2026. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews will be held shortly after the advertisement closes.