Research Fellow

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 primary responsibility of this position is to support research and development (R&D) for diagnostics and assist with various other aspects of National Specialist Commissioning Group. The postholder will collaborate with the consultant neuropathologist, who leads the pathology service, and his team, as well as work closely with the MRC/BRC Biobank coordinator. Additionally, the postholder will help manage the day-to-day operations of the DNC lab and contribute to the research in this field.

About you

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. The successful applicant will have knowledge of research techniques in this area. Laboratory experience (such as in flow cytometry, molecular biology, tissue culture, histology, imaging techniques) is essential.

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-di versity-inclusion/ If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma.

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