Laboratory Technical Specialist

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The Role
We are looking to recruit a laboratory technical specialist to support ongoing research studies on single- and multi-species biofilms conducted in the Translational Oral Biology laboratory based at the School of Dental Sciences. You will have opportunities to drive the development of microfluidics and live-cell fluorescent microscopy to understand how Candida spp. and Streptococci spp. respond to environmental changes, responses to antimicrobial agents such as chlorhexidine can be assessed in single- and communities-cell level. The role will provide a link between ongoing research in oral sciences and their partner Haleon.

The project will ideally require specific technical expertise in microbiology and/or imaging techniques, including microfabrication of microfluidics chips for live-cell microscopy.

The appointee will report to the Technical Team leader and will be supervised by senior research academics in the field (Dr Alessandra da Silva Dantas, Dr. Adam Wollman and Prof Nick Jakubovics). They will work as part of a professional community to provide a technical support service to staff and students by mainly following established working patterns.

Further information about the research interests of this team can be found at:

• https://www.ncl.ac.uk/dental/people/profile/alessandrada-silva-dantas1.html
• https://www.ncl.ac.uk/csbb/people/profile/nickjakubovics.html#backgroundhttps://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/people/profile/adamwollman.html

The successful applicant will hold: BTEC HNC/HND or equivalent in a relevant subject with technical expertise in microbiology and/or live-cell imaging, and/or microfabrication of microfluidics chips, and/or imaging analysis, that will enable the post holder to support the project.

This post will be physically located in the Dental School and will benefit from close collaborative working with Postdoctoral Scientists and Senior Academics.

You will be based at the School of Dental Sciences (SDS) within the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS). You will have a strong focus on interdisciplinarity and team science, establishing links between microbiology and biophysics, and collaboration with our industrial partners. Researchers at Dental Sciences have excellent opportunities to collaborate with members of our Translational and clinical Research Institute (NUTCRI). This research community provides a unique, diverse and supportive environment where exciting research can expand and develop. The Faculty provides excellent scientific facilities, offering state of the art technologies on site (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/business/facilities/).

Applications should consist of a full CV, and a covering letter and be submitted via our careers page.

For a discussion about this role, enquiries should be sent to Dr. Alessandra da Silva Dantas, alessandra.da-silva-dantas1@ncl.ac.uk or Prof Nick Jakubovics, nick.jakubovics@ncl.ac.uk.

This is a fixed-term position for the duration of 12 months.

Please note that if you are successful to this role, you will require medical clearance before you can commence in the role.

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