Research Technician

About the Role
Applications are sought for a Research Technician to provide technical support to the following project: Targeting tumour microenvironment to Improve Response to Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer. The research will be based in the Centre for Tumour Microenvironment, Barts Cancer Institute, within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

About You
The postholder must have a BSc and MSc (or equivalent qualification) in a biological or related science. Essential requirements for this post include experience of working in a biomedical research laboratory, as well as experience of mammalian tissue culture. Basic knowledge of R and python is an essential requirement. Knowledge and hands on experience in advanced confocal microscopy and its related analysis software and pipelines are essential. A demonstrated ability to communicate well, work within a team and maintain good laboratory records are also essential.

Basic knowledge mouse handling and advanced R tools are desirable.

About the Institute
The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. It is one of six institutes within The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician scientists from the Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine and the Barts NHS Trust to achieve improvements in cancer patient care. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, Kings and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics. BCI is committed in supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

*Please note that there are two competency-based questions asked as part of the application process. Depending on the total number of applications received, we may do an initial shortlisting process based on this criterion only.

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