Research Technician

About the Role

Applications are sought for Research Technician who will provide technical support for the Sharp Group’s cancer research projects especially related to BCN and miRNA-RISC biology/projects to enable members to efficiently carry out their research projects. research technician will be based in Professor Tyson Sharp’s group as part of the BCN and miRNA-RISC projects and the CCMB’s research support team, being mutually supportive and covering duties as necessary during colleagues’ absences and at times of additional pressure.

The post holder is expected to actively participate in the CCMB and the Centre’s scientific meetings, including lab meetings and journal clubs and lead (with supervision from Pi and PDRAs ) in the bioinformatics of RSIC biology and LIMD1 biology.

About You

Candidates must have BSc or equivalent in a biological or related science. The postholder must also have:

• Experience of working in a LIMD1 related biomedical research laboratory
• Experience with computer software relevant to laboratory research, data presentation and statistical evaluation of results
• Experience of microRNA biology and related experiments and assays.
• Experience of bioinformation for RNA-seq omics level data.
• Experience of eCLIP methodology
• Experience of LIM-domain biology

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. It is one of six institutes within The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician scientists from the Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine and the Barts NHS Trust to achieve improvements in cancer patient care. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, Kings and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics.  BCI is committed in supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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