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Research Technician

UCL - Division of Biosciences

Location: London
Salary: £35,930 to £41,255
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 16th July 2025
Closes: 30th July 2025
Job Ref: B02-09066

About us

The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration.

Further information can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Wong lab and the larger zebrafish community at UCL.

We are an interdisciplinary lab interested in applying advanced microscopy, machine learning based-image analysis and mathematical modelling to understand collective cell behaviours in live organisms.

About the role

The main purpose of this role is to aid projects in the lab.

This role is perfect for bachelor/masters graduate wanting more research experience.

The work tasks will include designing and running experiments, recording, analysing and writing up results. The post-holder will work as part of a team to advance lab projects and in addition contribute to general lab duties such as maintaining stocks and ordering reagents.

Interview Date(s) are scheduled for: end of Early Aug, 2025.

This role is an open-ended contract with a funding end date of 31/08/2026 in the first instance.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Mie Wong at .

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Biosciences staffing at .

About you

Candidates must have experience of working in a research laboratory for at least 4 months. Knowledge experience of confocal microscopy essential. Knowledge experience of image analysis essential. Knowledge experience on the zebrafish as a model system is essential. Knowledge of research techniques in particular in: zebrafish transgenesis (microinjections), in situ hybridisation, antibody staining, coding (e.g. Python) and biochemistry (Western blotting and co-immunoprecipitation experiments) are desirable.

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