Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company

University College London

Job description

About us University College London is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No. 1 in the UK for Research Power in Medicine as well as Health and Life Sciences (Research Excellence Framework 2021). The Division of Medicine is the largest department in UCL’s Faculty of Medical Sciences and is research intensive, with a near-equal mix of internationally renowned clinical and non-clinical scientists, many of whom enjoy close contacts with various world-leading London hospitals. The Division excels at interdisciplinary research, teaching and clinical practice with national and international impact. Within the Division, this project is based within the Centre for Urological Biology at the Rayne Building on the Bloomsbury campus in Central London. You will have the opportunity to work with leading academics in a friendly and dynamic team.About the role Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a pressing global problem in terms of healthcare burden and the antimicrobial resistance crisis, but is significantly understudied, with its pathophysiological mechanisms in humans poorly understood. The bacterium E. coli is the most common uropathogen. While mouse models have been instrumental in understanding how E. coli subverts the host, there are key species differences in the bladder. In this exciting project, generously funded by Medical Research Council, the Rohn lab seeks to understand E. coli virulence in a human cell microenvironment, alongside the host cellular pathways that seek to counter them. The person in this role will contribute to the project by leveraging the lab’s innovative human 3D-UHU microtissue model to answer these questions. We will be working closely with co-investigators Dr Gabriele Pollara at UCL’s Division of Infection and Immunity and University College Hospital Trust, and Prof Steve Paterson at the University of Liverpool. This role can help develop skills and experience in cell biology, high-resolution imaging, microbiology, and host/bacterial transcriptomics. By making use of patient-derived bacterial samples, this role will also interface with healthcare colleagues at UCLH.
We reserve the right to close earlier if we have sufficient volume of applications.About you • You will have a PhD in a relevant subject. This may include but is not limited to: biomedical science, microbiology, cell/molecular biology or tissue engineering • You will have an eagerness to learn new techniques, and the ability to work across disciplines and liaise with multiple collaborator groups • You will have passion, drive, curiosity and evidence of past excellent performance in academia • You will have the ability to organize your time well, take meticulous experimental notes and communicate about your work in both writing and orally • Desirable would be some experience in some of the following techniques: cell culture, organoid culture, tissue engineering, cell biology, microbiology, and high resolution microscopy (confocal)What we offer This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team working across the Division of Medicine. 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 fosterscreativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversityof the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to beingfair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications fromcandidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minoritybackgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, inrecognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 01 May 2025 03:44:23 GMT

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