Research Fellow

About us

Applications are invited for a research fellow to join the research group lead by Professor Rachel Chambers within the Research Department of Respiratory Medicine (UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine). Our Research Department conducts world leading fundamental and translational research in the field of inflammation and tissue repair within the setting of respiratory disease and tissue fibrosis. The aim of our research is to improve current understanding of the pathomechanisms of major debilitating and often fatal respiratory conditions, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), fibrotic lung disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a view to developing novel therapeutic approaches and management strategies. Further information on the research projects within the ILD programme can be found at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medicine/research/interstitial-and-inflammatory-lung-disease. UCL Respiratory currently comprises around 85 members, including 10 principal investigators carrying out independent research with teams comprising investigators across career stage, including early career researchers (ECRs), post-doctoral researchers and PhD students leading internationally competitive research programmes. We have extensive collaborative links with other leading academic institutions and with industry and are also a major PhD training centre for junior scientists and physicians within the UK and beyond.

About the role

The successful candidate will conduct cutting-edge research to decipher the transcriptional programmes and multilineage cell circuit dynamics during lung fibrogenesis using complex human model systems and single cell transcriptomic approaches.

About you

The post will be suited to a highly motivated researcher with extensive expertise in transcriptomics, next generation sequencing, bioinform actics and complex human cell culture models. Previous experience in single cell transcriptomics would be a distinct advantage.

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 fosterscreativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversityof the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to beingfair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications fromcandidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minoritybackgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, inrecognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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