Research Assistant/Associate: Leukaemia Research

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Salary
Research Assistant: £32,546 to £34,132 per annum.
Research Associate: £35,116 to £38,249 per annum.

The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant/Associate to join a leukaemia research team within the Biosciences Institute. You will work within the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre to support a new and exciting project funded by Cancer Research UK.

You will work independently to characterise the role that strong regulatory regions, called super-enhancers, play in driving aberrant gene expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. You will apply sophisticated gene editing techniques such as CRISPRi together with CUT&Tag and ATAC-seq experiments for functional analysis of in vitro models. You will develop and carry out the specified project in collaboration with other members of the group leading to the discovery of new knowledge. You will have the opportunity to interact with a broad range of researchers within the Newcastle Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University Biosciences Institute (NUBI) and more widely across the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

NUBI houses over 100 research groups striving to drive forward our mechanistic understanding of human disease. It brings together biochemists, computational biologists, bioengineers and cellular and molecular specialists, providing a truly multidisciplinary environment in which to work.

This post is fixed-term for a period of 3 years (from a start date of 1 April 2025).

To apply for the position, please submit your CV and a personal statement outlining how you are suitable for the role using evidence to highlight how you meet the essential criteria in the knowledge, skills and experience as listed in the full job description (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button).

For informal enquiries contact: lisa.russell@newcastle.ac.uk.

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/.

Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/.

As part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of research role profiles. These profiles set out firstly the generic competences and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and secondly the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

Please note that if you are successful to this role, you will require medical clearance before you can commence in the role.

Qualifications

• A PhD (or close to finishing a PhD) ideally in cancer/leukaemia research. Those nearing completion of a PhD will be offered the role as Research Assistant and those with a PhD will be offered the role as Research Associate.

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