Senior Research Technician

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £29,647 to £31,460. With potential progression once in post to £35,388 a year.

Fixed Term Contract December 2028

Job Summary

This full-time position (35 hours/week) funded by the MRC for 3 years. The post is within the College of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences supporting the research work of Professor Grant Stewart on the project Defining a new paradigm for regulating homologous recombination-dependent processes at DNA breaks and damaged replication forks. 

You will provide technical expertise, support and guidance in research support. You may supervise a number of technical staff but even where you do not directly supervise staff you will still be expected to act as a role model and coach others as appropriate. 

You will need an in-depth understanding of the techniques and experimental protocols. Experience of cancer cell models would be preferable. You will be able to use your in-depth knowledge to advise on procedures, diagnose and resolve problems, and proactively suggest solutions to issues which arise. You may need to operate out of normal working hours to accommodate experimental procedures. 

In order to flexibly use resource you may be offered the opportunity to work in different areas of the Institute or College or wider university.

Main Responsibilities

The role holder will provide support for the research undertaken by Professor Stewart using a variety of techniques to include, but not exclusively:

• Cell culture
  • CRISPR knockout and knockin
  • Cell interventions (transfections/treatments)
• Molecular cloning techniques
  • DNA gene cloning
  • Plasmid generation,
  • DNA purification and manipulation
  • DNA sequencing
  • Site-directed mutagenesis
• Molecular biology techniques
  • PCR
  • Western blotting
  • Immunofluorescence
• Protein production and purification from bacteria and insect cells;
• Viral production (lentiviruses and retroviruses);
• Writing and updating SOPs
• Data handling and management
• You will use your in-depth knowledge of methods and procedures to advise on techniques and experimental procedures being used by researchers and/or students.

Person Specification

• In-depth practical knowledge of relevant technical and scientific methods stated above
• Extensive proven experience of similar laboratory based work, together with familiarity with a wide range of laboratory equipment.
• Extensive relevant workplace experience, equivalent professional qualification or degree in an appropriate subject.
• GCSE level 2 (A*- C) or equivalent level 2 qualification in mathematics and English.
• Positive service attitude and shows courtesy in dealing with others.

Informal enquiries can be made to Carol Benham (c.a.benham@bham.ac.uk)

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