Research Assistant

About us

The UCL Cancer Institute is the hub for cancer research at University College London, one of the World's leading universities. The Institute draws together over 400 talented scientists who are working together to translate research discoveries into developing kinder, more effective therapies for cancer patients. It fosters links between basic cancer researchers across Biomedicine and with the clinical activities of our four partner hospital trusts, known as UCL Partners (University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), as well as the London School of Pharmacy and Cancer Research UK. Further Information about the UCL Cancer Institute can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cancer/

About the role

We are recruiting a Research Assistant to work in the Haemophilia Gene Therapy programme based in the UCL Cancer Institute in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Campus. This laboratory is co-located with the Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a unit that has led in the development and delivery of gene therapy for haematological disorders such as haemophilia A and B using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. The candidate will gain experience in purifying recombinant AAV vectors and will support the development of novel assays to investigate the mechanisms of vector persistence, enabling the analysis of tissue samples from gene‑therapy recipients.

Applications should include a CV and a Cover Letter: In the Cover Letter, please provide evidence of the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification part of the Job Description. (By including a Cover Letter, you can leave blank the 'Why you have applied for this role' field in the application form, which is limited in the number of characters it will allow.)

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

The position is available for 12 months.

About you

Prospective candidates must have a BSC in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience, experience working with and analysing large datasets and good organisation skills to prioritise and deliver tasks on time.

The ability to work both independently and be self-motivated/self-starting is essential for the role.

An MSc in relevant discipline and previous laboratory experience in gene or cell therapy are desirable but not essential.

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