Research Associate

Location: South Kensington

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to support the research activities of the group of Mucosal Infection and Immunity and participate in an ongoing programme of vaccine development for numerous pathogens, including Ebola, Lassa, Marburg, Rabies, influenza, SARS CoV2 and HIV. Funded by the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre you will be part of a large network of scientific collaborations and will contribute to innovations in monoclonal antibody discovery. You will have the opportunity to exploit resources from numerous trials to isolate valuable monoclonal antibodies.

What you would be doing:

You will isolate monoclonal antibodies from healthy subjects of vaccine clinical trials to assess vaccine effectiveness, study antibody repertoire and identify useful antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

What we are looking for:

• Hold a PhD in Immunology or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant
• An interest in infectious disease research
• Experience of flow cytometry, cell culture and molecular biology techniques
• Practical experience in a broad range of immunological assays including ELISA and neutralisation
• Experience in protein production and purification

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to contribute to the innovation in methods for monoclonal antibody discovery
• The opportunity to collaborate with other researchers and PhD students in the Mucosal Infection and Immunity group
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 38 days off a year)

Further Information

This is a full time and fixed term (24 months) role based at the South Kensington Campus

If you require any further details on the role, please contact:

Dr Kostas Paschos k.paschos@imperial.ac.uk

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