Location: | London |
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Salary: | £45,593 to £53,630 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 18th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 17th April 2024 |
Job Ref: | NAT01690 |
Location: South Kensington Campus
Job Summary
We are pleased to announce the opening of the above post, following our recent UKRI award which is part of a £14.2m Engineered Genetic Control Systems for Advanced Therapeutics Mission Hub, led by the University of Edinburgh. As part of this award, we are looking for a candidate to help us to build and test new methods for engineering AAVs for therapeutic applications.
Applications are therefore invited for a Research Associate to join the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. You will work closely with members of Professor Geoff Baldwin’s Group (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/g.baldwin). You will be based in Sir Alexander Fleming Building (SAF), South Kensington Campus.
Candidates should be able to start work on 13 May 2024, or as soon as possible after.
Specifically, we are looking for someone experienced in synthetic biology approaches to DNA assembly and protein biochemistry (including protein expression in E. coli, purification and ELISA assays). Experience in mammalian AAV expression and AAV delivery in vivo would be welcome but is not essential.
Duties and responsibilities
In this role you will be expected to perform experiments to a high standard.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
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Further Information
This is a full time, fixed-term position until 12 May 2027. You will be based at South Kensington Campus.
Candidates should be able to start work on 13 May 2024, or as soon as possible after.
To apply, please complete an online application.
Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant.
For enquires about the position, please contact Professor Geoff Baldwin by email: g.baldwin@imperial.ac.uk.
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