Programme Leader Track LMS 2534

Full-time (36 hours) (Part time applications welcome)

The MRC LMS, under the Directorship of Professor Wiebke Arlt, comprises around 35 research groups carrying out mechanistic research addressing major questions of relevance to human health and disease. We are focussing on mechanisms underpinning metabolism, genetic and epigenetic regulation and cell fate decisions and are particularly interested in the impact of sex differences, life course-associated changes and the exposome on these processes. The LMS is committed to a transdisciplinary team science approach and our research progress is accelerated by state-of-the-art core facilities.

The LMS is recruiting several Programme Leader Track appointments in the areas of:

• Sex differences in biology and disease
• Cell identity across the life course (including early development and ageing)
• Gene-environment interactions (pertaining to the impact of endogenous and exogenous environmental determinants including over-nutrition)

Programme Leader Track appointments are an open-ended contract, which comprises a six-year advanced career development scheme after which you will be considered for promotion to Programme Leader.

During your Programme Leader Track appointment, you will be required to develop your programme of research, including establishing internal and external collaborations, securing external grant income and supervising students.

You will also be required to contribute to the Institute’s strategy and research, which will entail delivering training and innovation missions, participating in outreach activities, as well as supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusive  and research culture initiatives.

The LMS and MRC are committed to advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from talented people of all backgrounds. As "Disability Confident" employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Learn more about some of our workplace inclusion initiatives. 

Working for LMS, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including 30 days annual leave allowance, a defined benefit pension scheme, and family friendly policies, and discounts on high street and online shopping. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.  

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement (30 days plus 2.5 privilege days & 8 bank holidays), family friendly policies (6 months full pay maternity & adoption leave), a range of shopping/travel discounts, access to our Employee Assistant Programme Scheme, Health and Wellbeing Support and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Please follow this link to find out more - Benefits

This role qualifies for endorsement by UKRI for a UK Global Talent Visa, for which the successful applicant is likely to be eligible to apply. We will also reimburse the cost of visa application (terms and conditions apply).

For full details of this post and to complete an online application, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above. Candidates should submit their CV (including details of two references) along with a covering letter stating how your experience is suited for the job and an overarching scientific vision document up to 1 page vision and 3 pages for research plans. This will need to include why you would like to work for the LMS.

For a discussion of the role, please contact Professor Wiebke Arlt, LMS Director via email: w.arlt@lms.mrc.ac.uk

This role qualifies for endorsement by UKRI for a UK Global Talent Visa, for which the successful applicant is likely to be eligible to apply. We will also reimburse the cost of visa application (terms and conditions apply)