Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role
This position is for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on a 24-month Barts Charity-funded research project.

This exciting project aims to improve diagnoses of inherited platelet disorders. It will combine state-of-the-art spectral flow cytometry-based immunophenotyping with access to patient samples from one of the largest inherited bleeding and platelet disorder practises in the world.

The successful candidate, will work closely with colleagues at Barts Health NHS Trust, obtaining and analysing blood samples from healthy volunteers/patients. The work will involve designing, optimising and validating a diagnostic-focused panel of antibodies and assay conditions, alongside bioinformatic computational analyses and machine learning models, identifying different platelet-based disorders. The role will also involve collaboration with colleagues from Precision Healthcare University Research Institute (PHURI)

About You
You will be hard-working, highly motivated, and able to work independently and collaboratively within a team. The successful candidate will ideally have knowledge of platelet biology and flow cytometry panel design particularly using spectral flow cytometers. Familiarity with bioinformatic computational analyses of resulting data will be particularly desirable. A demonstrated ability to communicate well, work within a team, deliver projects within an agreed time frame, and maintain good laboratory records are also beneficial.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. It comprises approximately 360 staff based in four academic Centres and one Public Engagement Centre and supports a combined total of 750 postgraduate research and taught students. The Institute aims to deliver excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and clinical service.

Clinical Haematology at Royal London Hospital is an active academic department with a broad range of clinical and research expertise. We are among the largest NHS trusts in England and host the Specialist Integrated Haematological Malignancy Diagnostics Service, covering haematology diagnostics for East London and Essex.

PHURI, headed by Professor Claudia Langenberg, one of the UK’s leading scientists, aims to unite multi-disciplinary research to drive personalised healthcare from East London, addressing unmet health needs and improving the lives of our local communities and across the world.

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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