Research Assistant

Department: Wolfson Institute of Population Health
Salary: £36,572 - £37,182 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 1397
Location: Charterhouse Square
Date posted: 14 March 2024
Closing date: 11 April 2024

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About the Role

The post holder will be joining the Centre for Preventive Neurology at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London. They will work within the Parkinson`s disease (PD) group, whose studies focus on the clinical, genetic and biomarker aspects in people with PD and at risk of PD with focus on laboratory work.

The post holder will work across two projects: The Parkinson`s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI study) is funded by the Michael J Fox Foundation and is a large-scale study creating an open-access data set and biosample library to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and treatments in PD. The second project is a case-control study undertaking detailed phenotyping, genotyping and biomarker studies in PD patients and controls in East London.

About You

Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant science discipline. The ideal candidate will have a background in clinical research and be familiar with good clinical practice and the regulatory requirements of clinical research. The ideal candidate should be experienced in processing biological samples and have a keen interest and enthusiasm to develop laboratory skills further. Experience in Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders would be desirable.

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.

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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