3 x Postdoctoral Research Assistant (organ-chip technology)

Department: School of Engineering and Materials Science
Salary: £40,223 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 2265
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 9 May 2024
Closing date: 9 June 2024

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About the Project

Three Postdoctoral Research Assistants (PDRAs) are sought to join a large organ-chip research project within Queen Mary’s Centre for Predictive in vitro Models. This project, entitled, “Micro-manufacturing of tissue patterned organ-chips for accelerated deployment of new medicines”, is funded by EPSRC and supported by 6 industry partners. The project will develop spatial tissue patterning methodologies to control cellular and matrix microenvironments, stem cell differentiation cues and cell populations within next generation organ-chips. The PDRAs will develop the methodologies and translate these into industry by producing and validating a suite of exemplar organ-chip models of musculoskeletal tissues. 

 About the Roles

We are looking for outstanding, post-doctoral researchers with proven expertise and practical experience in relevant areas including cell culture, organ-chip models, tissue engineering, biomaterials, bioprinting and musculoskeletal biology. The PDRAs will plan and conduct experiments, generate high-quality data, prepare publications, make presentations and help supervise associated PhD students. 

The successful candidates will join large, supportive research teams led by Profs Knight, Screen and Connelly all working collaboratively at Queen Mary. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful multidisciplinary centres in this rapidly expanding area of organ-on-a-chip technology.

Further details: https://www.cpm.qmul.ac.uk/research/grants/spatialpatterning/

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.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

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
In return, we offer 30 days’ leave per annum, access to a pension scheme, a season ticket loan scheme and competitive salaries. We also offer enhanced family friendly leave, and an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. You will also work with a friendly team, with personal development opportunities.

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.

Two posts are based at the Mile End Campus and one at the Whitechapel Campus in London. All are full-time, fixed term appointments for three years, with an expected start date of 1st October 2024. The starting salary will be £40,223 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Further details and apply