Research Assistant
UCL - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
| Location: | London, Hybrid |
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| Salary: | £36,433 to £41,833 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 17th November 2025 |
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| Closes: | 7th December 2025 |
| Job Ref: | B02-09726 |
About us
Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teachin g and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award. Please only attach relevant documents to your application (qualifications, cover letters, supporting statements) and avoid attaching large files e.g. research papers, thesis, publications etc.
About the role
The successful candidate will generate human iPSC derived 3D models of neurodevelopmental diseases to test advanced genetic therapies. The project is funded by Servier which is a global pharmaceutical company based in France governed by a foundation. It will be supervised by Dr Amy McTague and is in collaboration with Professor Gabriele Lignani at UCL ION. This post is funded until 01 December 2027 in the first instance.
About you
You are a highly organised and motivated researcher who works effectively as part of a collaborative project team. You have a strong track record of delivering experimental work to agreed timelines, ensuring reliable and high-quality results that contribute to project goals. You have hands-on experience in sterile cell culture and disease modelling, and are enthusiastic about applying your skills to translational neuroscience research. You are committed to supporting the wider aims of the project and contributing to a positive and productive research environment.
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