Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

We seek a highly motivated and independently driven Research Assistant/Associate to work with Prof Roger Barker and Dr Annelies Quaegebeur studying heterochromatin erosion in Parkinson's disease.

The research project will integrate high-resolution, multi-omics post-mortem tissue analysis with functional validation in cellular models with the aim of identifying heterochromatin erosion as a key driver of the regional pathology of Parkinson's Disease (PD) and thus its clinical heterogeneity and progression. These findings could then lead to novel therapeutic strategies targeting epigenetic ageing processes in PD.

This project is embedded within the international Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) network and will involve multi-disciplinary approaches as well as multi-institutional collaboration. 

This would be for 12 months in the first instance, with potential for extension.

Please apply online through the University job pages www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

For questions relating to the post, please contact Dr. Shaline Fazal (sf618@cam.ac.uk)

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/56496.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Please quote reference RR50570 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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