Research Technician

About us

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. Th e Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

About the role

The successful applicant will undertake analyses that are required for the diagnosis of children with inborn errors of cholesterol or bile acid synthesis. They will need to be able to undertake analysis of sterols and cholanoids (bile acids and bile alcohols) in plasma, urine and dried blood spot samples using gas chromatography - mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography - electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. They will also be required to perform diagnostic assays to enable identification of children whose epilepsy will benefit from treatment with vitamin B6. Because the results of analyses are required for diagnostic purposes, the highest standards of sample tracking and quality control are required.

About you

Applicants must have a BSc in biomedical science / chemistry / biochemistry or an equivalent qualification. They must have experience of mass spectrometry and specifically HPLC-electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. Candidates must have the ability to efficiently organise their work, communicate effectively and work well in a team.

What we offer

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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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting job reference: B02-08157

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