Research Associate

Location: Hammersmith Campus

About the role:

We invite applications for an exciting role as Research Associate in the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases at Imperial College London. We are seeking a post-doctoral analyst to join a team of researchers working on using –omic approaches to study immunological diseases in the research group of Dr James Peters. Dr Peters is a Reader in Immunology and Inflammation and has dual training in both clinical medicine and computational biology/genomics.

The post will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists (including both clinical and non-clinical, and ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ lab researchers). 

The post will focus on integrating high-dimensional genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data to better understand autoimmune diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematous (SLE, or ‘lupus’). These diseases exhibit considerable heterogeneity in their clinical manifestations, response to drug treatments and long-term outcomes. However, the molecular basis for this remains unknown. 

You will work on analysing in-house –omic datasets, generated on blood and tissues from patients and healthy controls, as well as publicly available datasets (e.g. GWAS summary statistics, UK Biobank data).

What you would be doing:

• You will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists.
• Your role will involve conducting analysis of high-dimensional multi-omic datasets, including genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data, and correlating this against clinical variables.
• Data visualisation and communicating research findings to the broader team will be important parts of the role. You will be involved in the design of –omic experiments and help develop detailed analysis plans, as well as contribute to the group’s overall strategy.
• This work is likely to lead to exciting publications, and you will have the opportunity to present your work at national and international conferences. You will also have the opportunity to assist with supervising PhD students.

What we are looking for:

• You will have a passion for and experience of multi-omic data analytics to better understand human health and disease.
• You should have, or be due to imminently submit, a PhD in the field of human genomics/statistical genetics/genetic epidemiology or similar.
• You will be joining a collaborative research environment, and so will need good interpersonal and communication skills.
• You will need be able to work both as part of a team and independently.

What we can offer you:

• The post will provide excellent opportunities for collaboration with leading scientists at other institutes. These may include the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Dr Emma Davenport), Kings College London (Prof Tim Vyse), and Monash University (Prof Eric Morand).
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year)

Further Information

This post is full time, fixed term for 2 years and you will be based at Hammersmith Campus. The work pattern is Hybrid for this role.

*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £41,694 - £44,888 per annum. 

If you require any further details on the role please contact: James Peters, j.peters@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: 21 August 2024

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