Research Associate

Job id: 086610. Salary: £43,205 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 21 March 2024. Closing date: 01 April 2024.

Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Department: Randall Cell & Molecular Biophysics.

Contact details:Snezhana Oliferenko. [email protected]

Location: Guy's Campus. Category: Research.

The main purpose of this role is to undertake high quality research into interrogating the evolutionary divergence of nuclear envelope organisation and remodelling and assist the PI in driving research in the lab. The research project involves a range of quantitative cell biology methodologies together with molecular biology, omics, lab evolution and biochemistry approaches in the two species of fission yeasts, S. pombe and S. japonicus.

You should have extensive expertise in fission yeast molecular genetics and fluorescence microscopy, including confocal microscopy, together with image processing and analyses. The appointee is expected to be experienced in functional genomics (e.g., RNA-seq), structural genomics (e.g., Micro-C chromatin capture) and associated bioinformatic analyses. You should be experienced in molecular biology methods, including molecular cloning, DNA and RNA extraction and handling, qPCR, etc.

You will contribute to the research profile of the Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics and the Oliferenko laboratory through high-impact, peer-reviewed publications.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract until 4th July 2026.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

• Engage in internationally leading research and help determine the future path of this research
• Manage specific pieces of activity to an agreed timeline and within a specific budget including literature reviews, report writing and data collection and analysis
• Attend and, as appropriate, present research findings and papers at internal academic meetings and external professional conferences, and to contribute to the internal and external visibility of the laboratory and the department
• Work as a conscientious and committed member of the team in order to achieve the aims of the projects
• Facilitate collaboration and networking which engages and supports the activities of the Oliferenko group
• Contribute to the supervision of PhD and undergraduate students
• Participate in educational activities as appropriate to the stage of your career
• Show a commitment to your own personal career development
• Liaise with the administrative team for the support of the research
• Contribute to publications arising from this research

 The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Essential criteria

 Desirable criteria

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.