Research Assistant (Part-time) job in London

London, Greater London UCL

Job Ref:	B02-06836
Employer:	UCL
Industry:	Education
Job Type:	Part-time
Salary and Benefits:	Competitive
Location
Remote:	No
County:	Greater London
Town/City:	London
Post Code:	Not specified
Description
About us The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award. About the role This is an opportunity for a motivated research assistant (part-time) to join the Mitchison Lab, a leading ciliopathy fertility research team, in developing the first single cell based molecular characterization of the efferent duct, to explore its role and dysfunction in motile ciliopathy disorders. The position is initially for 33 weeks part-time, working 4 days/week, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The project will focus on in vitro validation of a primary cell culture method for efferent duct and characterising the structure and function of the efferent duct ciliated epithelium, using a variety of markers tested at transcript and protein level. The successful applicant is expected to have experience in molecular biology and methodologies relevant to the field, including cell culture, RT-qPCR, immunostaining, imaging, quantification and Western blotting. Experience with protein pull-downs, flow cytometry and animal work would be an advantage. About you The successful applicant will join a leading cilia research team engaged in rare disease research with a focus on conditions that arise from motile cilia dysfunction. The role requires a team work focused attitude to development of novel biological data, the production and presentation/reporting of high quality molecular data, and the aptitude to work on new methods independently after training. Informal inquires can be sent to Prof Hannah Mitchison, h.mitchison@ucl.ac.uk What we offer 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, and 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; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact on ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting job reference.