Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role 

Applications are invited for the above role in Dr Suchita Nadkarni’s lab. The role will be an 8-month fixed term position in the first instance, with the potential to extend. The role will involve investigating the impact of the immune system on cardiac function during and after pregnancy using a combination of in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro techniques. 

About You 

The successful applicant will have a PhD or close to completion in a relevant topic including pregnancy, placenta, inflammation or cardiovascular research, hold a Home Office Personal Animal License, and have experience in animal handling and mouse pregnancy. 

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

This position is within the Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology at the William Harvey Research Institute.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is a full time fixed term appointment for 8 months in the first instance with the possibility to extend after this time. The expected start date will be 1st of March 2025.

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