Postdoctoral Research Associate

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.

Background

The group studies lymphovascular diseases, specifically Primary Lymphoedema, which is clinically and genetically heterogeneous and is caused by defects in the lymphatic system that lead to swelling of one or more limbs or other parts of the body. Our work has focused on the genetic causes of lymphatic failure.

We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate for 3 years funded by the Rosetrees Trust and St George's Hospital Charity.

Responsibilities

You will be based at City St George’s University London (Tooting Campus) working in the Lymphovascular Research group. The post holder will be involved in the development of novel tools to build our understanding of the impact of Primary Lymphoedema-associated EPHB4 receptor tyrosine kinase variants on the downstream signalling cascades and their molecular and cellular consequences.

Person Specification

You will have a PhD in cell biology and/or molecular biology and ideally with proven track record in the fields of biomedical research, rare diseases or vascular/lymphovascular sciences. Post-doc experience preferentially in the fields of lympho-vascular research or gene expression regulation is desirable. A good understanding of the lymphatic system biology and function will be highly valuable. An academic interest and initiative which allows for development of the lymphatic molecular genetics programme at CSG will be advantageous.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 25th May 2026 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c  8th June 2026.

Further information is available in thejob description.

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

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