Research Technicians

(Maternity cover)

Salary £28,200 - £32,100 per annum

Imperial College London is seeking to recruit three Research Technicians. These positions are sponsored by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (www.iavi.org) and will be based at the IAVI London Human Immunology Laboratory (HIL), at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. The HIL is a GCLP accredited laboratory, which conducts and supports Phase I/II clinical trials of AIDS vaccine candidates in partnership with research centres across the world.

You will play a key role in providing a high standard of service in the support of clinical trials.  This will include the receipt, processing, immunological analysis and storage of clinical trial samples.

You should have a Bachelor degree or equivalent in a biological or related field, or equivalent vocational qualification and/or equivalent laboratory experience.  Experience in processing blood and/or mucosal samples and in immunological assessments of clinical trial samples (including but not limited to ELISpot, flow cytometry and ELISA) would be desirable.  Previous experience with GCLP and Quality control are also desirable.

Two posts are full-time, fixed-term for 8 months in the first instance.

One post is maternity cover, full-time for 8 months.

For informal enquiries, please contact Damian Evans, DEvans@iavi.org.

To apply for this vacancy, please click Apply Online below (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form as directed quoting reference number HM2013103

Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please email hmrecr@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.

The College cannot apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UK Border Agency’s Points Based System.  Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship, must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an alternative immigration route.

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Closing Date: 13 May 2013 (Midnight BST)

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