Research Technician London, England
Job description
About us
We are offering the position of Research Technician in the laboratory of Professor Pavel Tolar in the Division of Infection and Immunity, based in the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation in the Royal Free campus.
More information about the research in the Tolar lab can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-immunity/people/dr-pavel-tolar and on Twitter @TolarLab.
The Institute of Immunity and Transplantation is a world-leading centre of excellence for research into the immune system and for improving disease diagnosis and therapy. Located in the brand-new Pears building, the Institute offers outstanding research facilities for mechanistic immunology, including modern laboratory space, state-of-the-art flow cytometry, imaging and sequencing platforms, and animal units at the Royal Free campus.
Further information about the Institute can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/immunity-transplantation.
About the role
The Tolar lab focuses on B cell immunology. Our central questions are how foreign antigens activate B cells to produce antibodies that protect from pathogens and why this activation sometimes causes disease, such as autoimmunity, allergy or lymphoma. We are using a variety of novel approaches ranging from molecular biophysics to animal models and analysis of patient data.
The post holder will support the operation of the lab, collaborate with lab members on research projects and oversee work on mouse models investigating antibody responses to vaccination and in the context of allergy.
The position is available immediately and funded for two years in the first instance with further extension possible.
About you
Applicants should be highly motivated and enthusiastic about research, have a degree in a biomedical subject, have experience with animal experiments, tissue culture, molecular biology and flow cytometry, as well as possess excellent communication and organisational skills.
Application is by CV and a cover letter.
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-benefitsto find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
