Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Department: Blizard Institute
Salary: £40,223 ¿ 44,722 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 2214
Location: Whitechapel
Date posted: 10 May 2024
Closing date: 8 June 2024

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About the Role

We are looking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate with a strong background in invivo work and experience carrying out subcutaneous injections. The project is funded by DEBRA UK and will explore the treatment of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB), a rare disorder causing sever skin blistering.  We will compare different mechanisms for delivery of recombinant protein to the skin basement membrane in a mouse model of JEB. Further characterisation of JEB skin after treatment will include wound healing and transcriptomic analysis.

About You

The successful candidate must have PIL A,B and C as well as experience in cutaneous research, skin histology, microscopy and image analysis.

About the Institute/Project

The project will be supervised by Dr Matthew Caley and will be based in the Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research in the Blizard Institute. The project is in collaboration with the Dr Emanuel Rognoni group at the Blizard Institute.

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers international excellence in research and teaching, and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway.¿  At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health, the Faculty is ranked 2nd in the 2021 QS World University rankings for research citations and consistently positioned first in London for subject rankings and student satisfaction.

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.

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