Development Technician

Location: South Kensington/White City

Contract: Full time and fixed term for 18 months

Job Summary

An opportunity for a Development Technician has arisen in the Department of Bioengineering. The Au Lab is seeking an individual with experience conducting research with microfluidics for cancer immunotherapy to conduct research and development efforts in the research labs of the Department of Bioengineering in Imperial College’s South Kensington campus.

Duties and responsibilities

The Au Lab is seeking a Development Technician to advance the commercialisation potential of microfluidics and cancer immunotherapy within the research labs of the Department of Bioengineering in Imperial College’s South Kensington campus. This post is funded by the MRC early-stage development grant aimed at advancing the technology readiness level of our microfluidic device developed in our laboratory. To accomplish this, the post holder will conduct development activities which will generate key data, processes, workflows and templates for later commercialisation efforts. Activities within the role include:

To conduct, under the guidance and direction of the principal investigator, experiments within the Au Lab relevant to microfluidics and cancer:

• Culture and maintain cancer cell lines and primary cancer cell lines in a sterile manner
• Stain and label cancer cells using molecular dyes
• Fabricate polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices for use in experiments
• Conduct experiments using cancer cells within fabricated microfluidic devices
• Use inverted fluorescent microscopy to image and record experimental results
• Prepare summary reports of experimental results for the laboratory
• Assist the principal investigator in data analysis, interpretation of results and manuscript preparation as required

Essential requirements

• An undergraduate degree in engineering
• Experience in a research laboratory environment using microfluidics for cancer immunotherapy research.
• Knowledge of the scientific method
• Knowledge of basic research methods and statistical procedures
• Knowledge of general laboratory practice, techniques and instrumentation
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to liaise and respond appropriately to constructive feedback.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of people
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write clearly and succinctly for publication
• Willingness to travel both within the United Kingdom and abroad to work with academic collaborators & attend conferences

Further Information

If you require any further details on the role please contact:

Dr Sam Au – s.au@imperial.ac.uk

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

Closing date: 21/01/25

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference ENG03383.

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