Postdoctoral Research Assistant

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional person to join the Musculoskeletal Research Group working with Professor Nidhi Sofat and her team within the Institute for Infection and Immunity at City St George’s, University of London. The group is seeking an experienced scientist with skills in cell and tissue culture, gene and protein analysis techniques with experience of handling human tissue samples. The post holder will play a frontline role in our MSK research team and provide a close interface with University/NHS teams on testing new therapeutic compounds for osteoarthritis. We would like to hear from highly competent candidates who have recent achievements including a PhD in molecular and cell sciences, who have experience of working with human tissue samples and is keen to progress their skills in a University setting.

Key attributes of the successful applicant include:

• Successful track record in cell biology, tissue culture, gene and protein analysis
• Accurate worker and high attention to detail including when under pressure
• Passion for delivering high quality and accurate data analysis
• High level of prioritisation and organisation to manage a high volume of work and priorities effectively
• Strong organisational, time-management and communication skills
• Enthusiasm and personal initiative to solve problems, a self-starter with ability to work unsupervised

Closing date for applications: 10th May 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place: TBC

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and be lief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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