Overview
Research Associate in Molecular Neuroscience (INTERNAL ONLY) – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
About us:
Dr Gallo and Dr Mizielinska laboratories are part of the Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience, which is a component of the School of Neuroscience at King’s College London with approximately 100 faculty and a total of 600 staff and students. The Department supports innovative research with state-of-the-art technology and offers exceptional opportunities to collaborate with leading scientists in molecular medicine and neuroscience. The Department is located in the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the Denmark Hill Campus of King’s College London.
About the role:
We are inviting applications for a Research Associate position to work on a project based on identifying metabolic and signalling pathways disrupted in C9orf72-linked Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia using a multiomic strategy. The post is funded for 30 months by the Motor Neurone Disease Association awarded to Dr Jean-Marc Gallo and Dr Sarah Mizielinska. The successful candidate will have completed a PhD in a relevant subject, such as Neuroscience or Biomedical Sciences. Experience in cell culture and protein and RNA biochemistry is essential and a background on mechanisms of neurodegeneration would be an advantage. You will have the ability to work independently and have good team working skills so as to interact productively as a member of the research group.
This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 30 months.
Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.
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