"Research Technician"

About the Role

Applicants are invited to apply for a 7-month Barts Charity funded post-doctoral position to join Prof Dunja Aksentijevic’s team. The position is part of the Barts Metabolism Network which brings together researchers across the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry to investigate how dysregulated metabolism leads to obesity and the significant long-term health problems that this causes.

The particular emphasis of the project will be to examine the impact of changes in cardiac function and metabolism in diabetic cardiomyopathy.

About You

A strong background in animal in vivo physiology techniques (in vivo monitoring, colony maintenance, genotyping) is essential, as is the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The position is within the Barts Metabolism Network (Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology), William Harvey Research Institute.

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 social justice and improved lives through 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, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities. 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.