Tissue Curator

Tissue Curator London, England

University College London
Full Time London, England 32331 - 37548 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Ref Number
B02-05268
Professional Expertise
Laboratory Technical and Lab Support
Department
School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£32,331 - £37,548
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
On site (> 80% of working time)
Available For Secondment
No
Closing Date
17-Jul-2023

About us

We are one of the world’s leading research centres for the study of prions and their wider relevance to neurodegenerative disease with a growing research activity in Alzheimer’s disease (www.prion.ucl.ac.uk). The Institute is highly multidisciplinary with close integration of structural and molecular biology, genetics, cellular and animal models, small molecule and immuno-therapeutics and clinical research. MRC and UCL have jointly invested £30 million in provision of a dedicated new building in central London for the Institute supporting the vision to expand research in protein misfolding and aggregation in neurodegenerative disease.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Tissue Curator to join our team. The post-holder will be part of the Laboratory, Safety and Tissue Management Team and will be responsible for day to day tissue and sample storage, access management and database records covering all sites ensuring and enabling researcher access to material for research in a prompt and efficient way underpinning the Institutes multi-disciplinary basic and clinical research programmes. • This is a 3 year fixed term contract in the first instance, available from September 2023. • An acceptable security check is required to carry out this role • We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. • This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

Substantial experience working in a biomedical research/laboratory environment within an academic, NHS or pharmaceutical setting background is essential as is a good understanding of data protection legislation and GDPR, confidentiality and consent requirements in clinical and medical research. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required as are excellent attention to detail and record keeping. Additional Information: • A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. • If you have any queries about the role or require reasonable adjustments/accessible format to apply online, please contact HR Manager, Amali De Silva [email protected] • The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-workingto find out more.

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

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 Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

Tissue Curator
University College London

www.ucl.ac.uk
London, United Kingdom
Dr Michael Spence
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
College / University
Colleges & Universities
Education
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