Laboratory Research Scientist - Proteomics & Paleoanthropology

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

A position as a Laboratory Research Scientist (LRS) has been created at the Ancient Genomics Lab (www.skoglundlab.org) of the Francis Crick Institute, led by Dr. Pontus Skoglund. Applications are welcome from candidates with a strong background in proteomics and/or scientific archaeology. Excellent organizational skills, time management, and interest in manual skeletal sampling and project administration are required. The successful candidate will contribute to the lab's projects on ancient proteomics, and work closely with postdoctoral fellow Dr. Helen Fewlass and other researchers.

Key Responsibilities

• Project administration, sample tracking, collaboration tracking, and databasing
• Ethical handling of human remains (BABAO guidelines)
• Sampling of bone and teeth of fauna and humans
• Communicating with collaborators for sample access, and returning results
• Searching the literature and collections for relevant samples
• Skeletal sample cataloging, shipping and return of samples
• Protein extraction together with laboratory scientists in the research group
• Near-Infrared Spectrometric pre-screening of protein content
• Liaising with the Proteomics Science Technology Platform to conduct mass spectrometry
• Sampling visits with partner groups and institutions
• Planning and designing additional experiments effort based on initial results
• Clean lab management. Maintenance and supplies
• Participation in scientific meetings within the group and wider community
• Documenting work and contributing to scientific publications
• Potential bioinformatic work preparing and managing proteomic data

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 10.04.2023
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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