Postdoctoral Research Associate

We’re searching for a Postdoctoral Analysis Affiliate with a background in experimental tissue biology and/or biophysics to hitch the interdisciplinary laboratory of Dr Adrien Hallou on the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, primarily based inside the Nuffield Division of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science.

You’ll contribute to a Kennedy Belief for Rheumatology Analysis (KTRR) funded mission on the biophysical determinants of cell destiny choices in pores and skin inflammatory illnesses. Utilizing a pioneering strategy referred to as spatial mechano-transcriptomics, not too long ago developed by the Hallou Lab and collaborators at Columbia College (USA) and the College of Cambridge (UK), this mission goals to characterise the spatial adjustments in cell and tissue mechanics and gene expression that happen in pores and skin inflammatory illnesses similar to psoriasis and atopic dermatitis at single cell decision.

You’ll handle an interdisciplinary analysis programme and related administrative actions, contribute scientific concepts for brand new analysis initiatives and characterize the analysis group at exterior conferences/seminars, both with different members of the group or alone. You’ll advise different members of the group on scientific protocols and experimental strategies and supply supervision of technical workers and analysis college students, together with coaching and mentorship.

You’ll maintain a related PhD/DPhil (or close to completion) and have in depth analysis expertise and specialist information of experimental pores and skin biology/biophysics and/or grownup epithelial stem cell biology/biophysics. Expertise of single-cell and spatial omics experiments and/or information evaluation, in addition to beforehand held/capable of acquire a House Workplace Private licence, is crucial. Expertise of soppy tissue samples assortment, preparation, and mounting for histology and/or immunofluorescence, confocal and dwell fluorescence microscopy, and tissue explant cultures and/or organoid cultures is fascinating.

It is a fixed-term, full time place for 3 years, with a modern potential begin date of 01/09/2024, as a result of funding constraints.  

As a result of nature of the analysis on the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, this job would require extra safety pre-employment checks:

•    A passable fundamental Disclosure and Barring Service examine

•    College safety screening (e.g., id checks)

The deadline for this place is 12 midday on Wednesday 3 April 2024. You’ll be required to add a CV and supporting assertion as a part of your on-line utility.

Your supporting assertion should clarify the way you meet every of the choice standards for the publish utilizing examples of your abilities and expertise.