Research Fellow

About us

The Alzheimer's Research UK Drug Discovery Institute at University College London (ARUK UDDI) is a fully equipped drug discovery centre with access to state of the art, industry-standard capabilities and equipment for discovering and developing new medicines. Embedded in the enriched academic environment of UCL, the ARUK UDDI is positioned to build strong collaborations around cutting-edge approaches to targeting disease biology and rapidly progress ideas into full drug discovery programs.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced biologist to join the ARUK UDDI’s Biology group and make key contributions to our drug discovery programmes. You’ll develop and run novel assays and screens, including phenotypic models, suitable for screening both small molecule compound and siRNA libraries. The role will allow you to build your experience in drug discovery research while working collaboratively with project leads, biology and chemistry scientists within the ARUK UDDI, and established drug discovery experts across UCL and CROs.

The post is available now and is fully funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK until 31 October 2025 in the first instance; funding is renewed in five-year tranches subject to successful quinquennial review.

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the Institute of Neurology HR team (ion.hradmin at ucl.ac.uk).

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be addressed to Dr Lorenza Magno (l.magno at ucl.ac.uk).

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday, 12 February 2023

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B02-04411.

About you

Are you committed to transforming the lives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and passionate about working at the cutting edge of disease biology?

We welcome applications from committed scientists with an academic background in biological science and experience in cellular and molecular biology techniques to join the ARUK UDDI Biology group. You’ll have an understanding of and interest in the mission of the ARUK UDDI, great interpersonal, teamworking, and communication skills, and be resourceful and able to act on your own initiative.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits; visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. 12% of Institute staff are actively working on EDI initiatives; visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/equality-diversity-inclusion for more information about what we’re doing. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce; these include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ and gender diverse people in all roles, and women in Grade 9 and 10 roles.

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