Research Fellow London, England
Job description
About us
The UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award
About the role
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position in the Infection, Immunity and Inflammation department at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly collaborative research project between academic institutions in Europe and Africa. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team which aims to establish whether mass administration of the antibiotic azithromycin to infants can reduce the high mortality rate in this cohort. The role will involve setting up protocols and procedures to monitor the potential development of antimicrobial resistance post treatment as well as day-to-day support for the local clinical laboratories. The successful candidate will be based at UCL working closely with Prof Klein and his team, but is expected to travel to Mali when required. The salary for this post is £38,308 per annum. The post is available from 17th April 2023 until 31st December 2023 in the first instance with a possible extension until 31st December 2024 subject to funding
About you
Applicants should be highly motivated with a key interest in improving child health. Knowledge on how to monitor antimicrobial resistance is essential. You should have been awarded with or be close to obtaining a PhD in Microbiology or a related field. You should have at least 2 years experience in bacterial techniques including culture, phenotypic identification and NGS analysis. In addition, you must be able to teach/demonstrate laboratory techniques and prepare effective training materials and SOPs. As well as having excellent oral and written communication skills, you will be a team player keen to work in a collaborative culture and be willing to travel to Mali when required.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At GOS ICH we aim to always have a balanced interview panel that is representative of gender and ethnic diversity. We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level. UCL Taking Action for Equality If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on [email protected] quoting job reference
