"Assistant in London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank"

About the role

The role is based within the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank and involves assisting in all aspects of office and laboratory work in relation to medico-legal brain assessment, preservation and tissue donation for research. This will include liaison with HM Coroner officers, funeral directors, mortuaries and King’s College Hospital Neuropathology lab to facilitate timely and sensitive acceptance and transfer of tissue.

Experience in post-mortem tissue preservation and processing is essential.

The post will also involve general laboratory duties to assist the neuropathology team, help process tissue requests for external users and maintain consumable stocks. There will also be an opportunity to be involved in research projects within the lab.

This is a full time (35 hours per week) but could be offered as a 60/40% job share, and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 6 months.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Expertise in preservation and processing of human tissue for research and diagnostic techniques
2. Experience in documentation of tissue sample transfer
3. Experience in liaising with HM Coroner, Mortuaries and Neuropathology teams
4. Knowledge of the Human Tissue Act
5. Laboratory management/health and safety knowledge
6. Experience in neuroscience/neurodegeneration research
7. Ability to interact with a wide range of persons
8. Microsoft Office expertise

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.

Grade and Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 122887

Close Date: 27-Aug-2025

Contact Person: Dr Claire Troakes

Contact Details: Claire.troakes@kcl.ac.uk