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We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Research Assistant to join the Gonococcal Vaccine Project at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine. You will support the ongoing programme of vaccine development, production and characterization. The primary focus will be to perform assays to produce, scale-up and control the vaccine preparations.

You will be responsible for designing, optimizing and performing ELISAs, ELISpot, and other humoral and cell-based assays to characterise immune responses to gonococcal OMV in a systematic and consistent manner. You will perform bacterial culture, OMV purification and characterisation at laboratory scale, and follow and adapt experimental protocols and provide input for laboratory SOPs. You will be responsible for participating in research programmes of preclinical and vaccine development, and gathering, analysing, and presenting scientific data from the work undertaken.

It is essential that you hold a BSc in a relevant biological sciences subject and have a keen interest in immunology of infectious diseases. You will be self-motivated, technically competent and capable of working independently in a laboratory, along with good communication skills, including the ability to present data at meetings. It is essential you have practical experience of following SOPs and running assays in a laboratory environment.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 31 December 2024 and is funded by CARB-X.
Only applications received before 12 midday on 31 January 2023 will be considered. Please quote 162923 on all correspondence.