"Postdoctoral Research Assistant"

Opportunity ID  

105

Faculty  

Medicine & Dentistry

Location  

QM London

Contract Type  

Fixed Term

Duration  

36 months

Working Patterns  

Full Time

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

1.00

Working Hours (Per Week)  

35.00

Salary Range  

£40,223

Job Pack  

Opportunity 105 - Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Job Pack.pdf – 755KB 

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Contact Details  

Name: Dr Carles Gaston-Massuet

Tel: +44 20 7882 2115 (Dr Gaston-Massuet)

Mobile +44 7813785064

Email: c.gaston-massuet@qmul.ac.uk

About the Role  

About the Role

Applications are invited for a post of Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) within William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

The candidate will be highly motivated and self-driven with interest in cancer and-or developmental biology to study the molecular mechanisms underlying craniopharyngiomas, a paediatric Wnt-driven hypothalamic-pituitary tumour. This project lies at the boundary between tumour and developmental biology and aims to establish how oncogenic b-catenin bearing stem cells initiate tumour formation. The lab employs transgenic models, developmental biology and bioinformatics techniques to understand early stages of tumour formation.

About You

The post-holder will be proficient in molecular biology techniques and proven in vivo work of mouse transgenics and managing mouse colonies (essential). Good knowledge of software for statistical analyses, editing figures (image-j, photoshop and illustrator) are essential. The post-holder will be self-driven and ambitious and will be encouraged to formulate their own scientific questions arising from the data generated.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The position is within the Centre for Endocrinology at the William Harvey Research Institute in Bart’s and The London Medical School. The Centre for Endocrinology is a well-established large centre for basic, clinical, and translational research in paediatric and adult endocrinology. More information on centre can be found here: http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/research/endocrinology.

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 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, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Campus in London. Its full time (35 hours per week), fixed term appointment for 3 years, with an expected start date of September 2024. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £40,223 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

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.

Closing Date  

30/08/2024, 23:55