Research A./ R. Fellow- Bioprinting, Applied tissue engineering

About us

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and skilled Research Scientist to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team in London, UK. Based at the prestigious UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, located at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust campus, you'll be working with the innovative Tissue Biofabrication group led by Professor Deepak Kalaskar in Bioengineering, and Professors Ash Mosahebi and Ali Pirayesh in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Our team is dedicated to developing advanced bioprinted tissues for pre-clinical testing and clinical applications using cutting-edge biomaterials, de-cellularized tissues, and bioprinting technologies.
Our ultimate goal is to translate these technologies into real-life transplantations to enhance patient care.

About the role

This role is available from Oct 2024 until September 2025 in the first instance.
Salary for Grade 6B (£37,332- £39,980), and Grade 7 (£42,099- £50,585) inclusive of London Allowance per annum pro rata).
• Research Fellows - 'Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.'
• The advert will close on 04 September at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Early application submission is recommended.
• Interview Date(s) are scheduled for: Second week of September 2024.

About you

The post holder will have PhD degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject or equivalent relevant experience, Essential* for Grade 7 and desirable at Grade 6B• Masters-level degree (equivalent to an upper second-class Honours degree) in Engineering, biomedical engineering, or mechanical engineering E
• Excellent understanding of current developments in Bioprinting of tissues E
• Research experience of working with human & animal cells, including primary cells and stem cells E.
please refer to the person specification for more details.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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