Research Assistant - Tuberculosis Vaccine Group

Location:  - Jenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ And the Centre for Human Genetics, Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN

Salary: - Research Grade 6: Salary in range £34,982 - £40,855 per annum. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,500 per year (pro rata)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join the pre-clinical team, working closely with a post-doctoral research scientist. The preclinical team, led by Dr Elena Stylianou, focuses on the construction and testing of novel vaccines and evaluating new anti-mycobacterial drugs to improve treatment outcomes. This position will involve evaluating novel vaccine candidates and drugs using in vivo models. The role will also include supporting the general program of research within the pre-clinical team.

You will work in Containment level 2 and 3 facilities to assist with murine immunogenicity experiments, murine aerosol challenge experiments, administration of vaccines and drugs, monitoring of in vivo, collection and processing of samples, etc. You will be involved in setting up assays to assess immune responses and determine the efficacy of vaccines and drugs. You will be tasked with providing administrative laboratory support that will include maintaining all study-related laboratory and in vivo experiment documentation, sample inventories, and reagent information. You will also be responsible for ensuring that work in the laboratory is conducted safely and that work is undertaken using appropriate safety procedures and in the dedicated areas.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a BSc in a relevant biological subject and have previous laboratory experience. You will have previous experience in vivo work and be able to follow and understand the importance of standard operating procedures. You will also be able to organise your work and work independently and with minimum supervision and have good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team. Good written and oral communication skills and excellent attention to detail are also essential for this role.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online, and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.  

This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract until 1 March 2028 and is funded by INEOS.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Thursday, 5 June 2025 will be considered. Please quote 179133 on all correspondence.

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