Postdoctoral Research Assistant

About the Role

The postholder will join the Centre for Preventive Neurology (CPN) to work on an exciting project on dementia genetic and molecular epidemiology. This post is initially funded until 31st July 2025. The successful candidate will harness genetic, multi-omic and lifestyle/clinical information from large-scale population-based and clinical cohorts, and use cutting-edge statistical approaches to improve risk prediction and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, and to improve our understanding of the molecular pathways leading to Alzheimer’s disease. The specific aims of the project are to:

• Investigate the relationship between circulating metabolomic and proteomic biomarkers and Alzheimer’s Disease
• Systematically disentangle causal relationship between circulating metabolites and proteins and Alzheimer’s disease and modifiable risk factors for dementia.

About You

The post holder has a good undergraduate degree (first or upper second) and a PhD in a related field. The post holder will oversee the data acquisition, curation and quality control. The successful candidate will be responsible for taking a lead on analysis of the data and will have the opportunity to present and publish results from the study.

About the Centre

The Centre for Preventive Neurology is at the forefront of international research and brings together an expert team to carry out revolutionary new research into Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. The centre`s focus is on academic discipline, research, the translation of research into health strategies and their practical implementation – all dedicated to the reduction of disease and disability.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.