Research Assistant (Wilkinson Lab) (Fixed Term)

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Research Assistant to join the group of Dr Adam Wilkinson. The Wilkinson Group is relocating from the University of Oxford to join the University of Cambridge and will the Department of Haematology and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute where the Research Associate will be based. Our group's research focusses on expanding and manipulating haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ex vivo. We have pioneered highly influential new methods to expand transplantable HSCs long-term ex vivo (Wilkinson et al, Nature, 2019; Igarashi et al, Blood Advances, 2023; Sakurai et al, Nature, 2023) which are now in use worldwide. We have also demonstrated the consequences of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing on functional HSCs in autologous transplant models (Wilkinson et al, Nature Communications, 2021; Becker et al, Cell Stem Cell, 2023). Our group has significant funding from the Krishnan-Ang Foundation and Dr Wilkinson has recently been awarded a Wellcome Trust Career Development Award. 

The relocation of our group to the University of Cambridge provides the opportunity to advertise for a Research Assistant who will be responsible for laboratory management and contribute to ongoing research projects studying HSC expansion, differentiation, aging and transformation. Your position will include responsibilities for day-to-day laboratory organisation and mouse colony management. Your work will employ, ex vivo HSC expansion techniques, CRISPR-based gene editing, and functional assays in mouse. 

You will have a degree in a biological science (B.Sc or equivalent) and strong organisational  and communication skills. A strong interest in haematology, epigenetics, ageing and transformation is desirable. 

Informal enquiries to Adam Wilkinson at acw63@cam.ac.uk. 

Fixed-term: Funds for this post are available until 31 January 2030 in the first instance. 

The closing date for applications is 20 November 2024. 

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 2 December 2024.

Please ensure that you upload a cover letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The cover letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including e-mail address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. 

Please quote reference RB43972 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 

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