Location: | Birmingham |
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Salary: | £35,880 Grade 7 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 30th October 2024 |
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Closes: | 13th November 2024 |
Job Ref: | 104642 |
As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 7, salary £35,880
Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to January 2028
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Fellow (Grade 7) in the laboratory of Dr Ildem Akerman within the Department of Metabolism and Systems Science (MSS), College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham. This post will be funded by the prestigious Steve Morgan Foundation type one diabetes (T1D) Grand Challenge Translational Grant (awarded to Prof David Hodson (principal lead), Oxford University, Dr Ildem Akerman (co-lead), University of Birmingham and Dr Johannes Broichhagen (co-lead), FMP Berlin).
We seek a highly motivated, ambitious and pragmatic scientist to join a successful international team to collaborate on a project that aims to leverage our understanding of the GLP1-receptor to improve stem cell generated beta cell function. The project is challenging, innovative and highly translational.
The successful candidate will be involved in genetic engineering of stem cells (in collaboration of University of Nottingham stem cell facility), its functional characterization, including but not limited to single cell RNA-sequencing and locus-specific proteome sequencing. We are seeking someone who is familiar with genomic techniques, such as Chip-Seq and ATAC-seq, as well as standard laboratory skills such as mammalian tissue culture, flow cytometry and molecular biology techniques. Experience or interest in learning bioinformatic analysis of genomic data and any experience in stem cell tissue culture and/or pancreatic beta cell biology would be desirable.
Responsibilities include:
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
Person Specification
Informal enquiries to Ildem Akerman I.Akerman@bham.ac.uk
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