Technical Manager - Animal Specialist

About Us

The School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS) at King’s College London comprises over 70 academic research groups, supports more than 400 staff members and 110 PhD students, and offers an exceptional multidisciplinary environment for cutting-edge cardiovascular and metabolic research. Learn more about our school (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/scms) 

Our research spans the fundamental molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms underlying normal and pathological cardiovascular and metabolic function. This work is supported by state-of-the-art core facilities and a strong emphasis on translational science, driving advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across our campuses at Guy’s, St Thomas’, and King’s College Hospitals.

As part of King’s Health Partners, we benefit from a rich environment for basic-clinical collaboration and place a strong emphasis on mentoring and career development. SCMMS also hosts the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence at King’s, and the MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advance Cardiac Therapies (REACT) uniting internationally renowned scientists and clinicians from across the School and the wider university to focus on both basic and applied cardiovascular research. 

About The Role

The post holder is a member of the School’s professional services team who provides high quality technical support related to small animal experimentation to the community of academic investigators interested in cardiovascular research in the School and, in particular, operating in the Denmark Hill Campus. The incumbent will:

• Support, coordinate and advise on appropriate animal models to investigate cardiovascular pathophysiology.
• Be involved in specific research projects by performing rodent microsurgery and cardiovascular phenotyping for the most relevant small animal models of interest for cardiovascular research (eg, echocardiography, cardiac catheterisation via the carotid approach, implantation of telemeters, etc.).
• Provide advice and guidance and, where appropriate, training on Home Office and University policies related to animal experimentation, processes.
• Provide training related to animal experimentation to early career scientists and students when required.
• Provide other duties related to small animal experimentation and animal phenotyping.

This is a part time post (21 hours a week), and you will be offered an indefinite term contract.

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