Research Assistant in Renal Fibrosis modelling

About us

The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, engineers, allied health professionals and researchers are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment. This includes developing highly effective methods which go beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and treating each patient as an individual.

About the role

The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at the Royal Free Campus hosts world class translational research in tissue engineering, transplantation and cancer nanotechnology.

The post holder will work mainly on 3D models of renal fibrosis, tissue decellularization, scaffold characterisation towards developing a disease modelling platform. Duties will routinely include designing and running experiments, recording, analysing, presenting and writing up results (as part of the research team).

Other
• The advert will close on 11/12/2024 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) TBC
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About you

The post holder must have a MD and MSc in a relevant discipline (i.e. Nanotechnology, Material science, Regenerative Medicine) or have substantial relevant experience.
Experience with in vitro cell culture.
The successful candidate should have extensive experience of human iPSC culture.
Experience of microscopy.
Experience of flow cytometry and FACS would be advantageous.

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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