Research Fellow / Senior RF in Cellular Immunology in the Skin

About us

The UCL Cancer Institute is the hub for basic biological and translational cancer research at University College London, one of the world's leading universities. The Institute draws together over 400 talented scientists who are working together to translate research discoveries into developing more effective therapies for cancer patients. The UCL Cancer Institute is part of the CRUK City of London Centre, which draws together the expertise present in four leading centres for cancer research, UCL, Barts, KCL and the Francis Crick Institute.

Further Information about the UCL Cancer Institute can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cancer/

About the role

We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiatic post-doctoral research fellow to work in the Dendritic cell Immunotherapy lab headed by Prof. Clare Bennett

The Bennett lab has strong links with the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation at UCL and the Francis Crick institute. This intersection between world-leading cancer biologists, immunologists and immunotherapists provides an exciting and stimulating working environment.

Our work is focused on gaining a greater understanding of Langerhans Cells (LC) and Dendritic Cells (DC) within tissues such as the skin and tumours, and how this knowledge may be exploited for therapeutic purposes.

Further details of our research interests can be found at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/divisions/cancer/our-research/dendritic-cell-immunotherapy

The starting salary is contingent on the candidate’s previous experience. This project will build on a strong track record of significant discoveries in immunology at the Cancer Institute and across UCL, and the candidate will benefit from expert training in an exciting and dynamic environment.

Appointment at Grade 7 or 8 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD and subsequent experience; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B £38,357- £41,005 (salary per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

Applications should include a CV and a Cover Letter: In the Cover Letter please evidence the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification part of the Job Description. (By including a Cover Letter, you can leave blank the 'Why you have applied for this role' field in the application form, which is limited in the number of characters it will allow.)

The role will be available for 36 months.

About you

Successful candidates must have a Postdoctoral qualification (PhD), (or be in the process of submitting a PhD) in Immunology or Developmental Cell Biology or Skin physiology if relevant to the research.

Experience working with at least 2 of the following technologies is a must:

• • advanced microscopy and image analysis
  • genomic manipulation of cells eg via CrispR
  • genomics methodologies, e.g. RNA-seq or scRNA-seq
  • flow cytometry

Authorship of papers in relevant research areas, either published or under review, experience of presenting their work at conferences and evidence of independence and original contributions to publications are desirable for appointment at Research Fellow Grade 7 and essential requirements for appointment at Senior Research Fellow, Grade 8.

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