Research Technician UCL

Vacancy Reference Number

B02-08101

Closing Date

12 Jan 2025

Salary

£38,357 to £41,005

Address

UK DRI at UCL, Queen Square- On site

Duration

The post is available immediately and is funded by the Alzheimer’s Association for 18 months in the first instance.

Dementia is the greatest health challenge of our century.

To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative supporting research to fill the major knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause dementia.

Research from UK DRI at UCL covers the journey from the patient to the laboratory and back to the patient with improved diagnosis, biomarkers and candidate therapies put to the test. Led by Professor Karen Duff, UK DRI Centre Director, the UCL DRI team addresses key unanswered mechanistic questions that link genetic and lifecourse factors to dysfunction in molecular pathways, in cells and in neural systems during the progression of the dementias. This work is enhanced by clinical resource to link lab work to the clinic.

We are now recruiting a Research Technician to provide technical support by assisting the lab members with various experimental procedures, analysis of results, and lab organisation, aiming not only to apply the current methods used in the laboratory, but also to improve their efficacy and expand their reach. You will work under the direct supervision of three Research Fellows but be expected to work independently and provide input into the design and execution of experiments on a day-to-day basis.

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Further Information

You’ll have a BSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology, or Medicine, experience with histology and tissue staining, and protein isolation, and with imaging and image analysis. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to act on your own initiative and prioritise your own work to deadlines, and knowledge of neuroscience-related themes are also essential for this role.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

Contact Details

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be addressed to Samantha Henry (s.henry@ucl.ac.uk).