Research Technician London, England
Job description
About us
We are recruiting a research technician to support a range of projects on immune responses to infectious disease in the laboratory of Professor Mahdad Noursadeghi.
Our group is based at University College London in the Cruciform Building on the main Bloomsbury campus.
We have a strong record in supporting the career development of individuals with mentorship and by helping them to develop their research ideas.
About the role
The post holder will be responsible for laboratory experimental work including molecular biology, cell culture and cellular immunology and microscopy/image analysis.
Funding is available for one year in the first instance, to start as soon as possible.
About you
Applicants should be highly motivated and enthusiastic about research and have a degree in a biomedical subject.
We welcome applicants with expertise in cellular and molecular immunology.
Application is by CV and a cover letter.
What we offer
- 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.
