Post-Doctoral Research Fellows (x2 posts)

About us

The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute (HCI) is part of the UCL’s Institute of Cardiovascular Science (ICS). The HCI is internationally renowned for its pioneering research investigating ways to protect the ischaemic heart from injury and continues to lead research in the areas of cardioprotection.

About the role

Applications are invited for two 1.0 FTE Research Fellow posts funded by a 5 year British Heart Foundation grant, investigating PI3 kinase isoforms in acute cardioprotection and neuroprotection. The research programme will specifically focus on a novel, direct, intracellular activator of PI3Kα called UCL-TRO-1938, which has been developed by our team and has shown to significantly reduce injury in the heart and brain.

About you

Although we expect the potential postholder to be proficient in a variety of laboratory-based skills he/she will receive expert training in relevant areas of re search, should that be necessary. The post holder would also be expected to help supervise PhD students; attend weekly group research meetings and monthly research seminars and journal clubs. There is also the potential to attend national and international conferences in the relevant areas of research interest. UCL also offers a wide range of training courses

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance progra mme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance 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. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. 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+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Customer advert reference: B02-08718

Advert information