Research Fellow

About us

UCL is one of the top Universities in the world with superb facilities for biomedical sciences and its translation to human disease. The successful candidate will join Professor Ehrenstein’s group which focusses on translational research in autoimmune rheumatic disease spanning disease based mechanistic science to early phase clinical trials. Close links to UCLH provides an excellent interface between science and medicine. The work will be carried out in the Division of Medicine in the Rayne Building (Bloomsbury Campus), which has outstanding flow-cytometry infrastructure and technical support.

About the role

This project is in collaboration with Dr Muhammad Shipa (Division of Medicine, UCL) and Dr Louisa James at QMUL, and is funded by VersusArthritis. The research objective is to apply molecular and cellular techniques to understand the role of B cells and identify biomarkers of response to B cell targeted therap y in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The research will be laying the foundation for a biomarker driven clinical trial and provide mechanistic understanding of response to B cell targeted therapy. The post is available for 1 year. For all informal enquiries please contact Professor Mike Ehrenstein.

About you

The successful candidate will have PhD or equivalent in Biochemistry/Immunology/Biomedical Sciences. Prior experience of multiparameter flow cytometry as applied to immunology Experience with sterile cell culture technique and cellular immunology Handling and processing of clinical specimens, including serum and PBMC isolation and cryopreservation. Good knowledge of statistics Evidence of high quality publications of original research. You will have the ability to perform and analyse multiparameter flow cytometry Skills in molecular and cellular immunology including sterile culture techniqes.

What we offer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team working across the Division of Medicine. 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 Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, an d 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 Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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