Research Associate (Internal Candidates Only, Fixed Term)

Post-doctoral Research Associate in immunology, cell or molecular biology or a closely related field

Internal Candidates Only

Fixed term: Position available immediately, tenure of 12 months in the first instance.

Our laboratory in the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID) studies genetically-affected pathways that predispose for immune-related diseases.

We are seeking to recruit a colleague who shares our passion for discovery and who looks for an exciting challenge within a multidisciplinary group. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in gastroenterology, electrophysiology, cell biology as well as a broad experimental skill set, but we are in particular looking for a postdoc who is either proficient in patch clamping or is willing to learn and use this technique on a regular basis. We seek an applicant who is willing to manage research project and its administrative tasks, documentation and quality control of methodology, experimental data and results. The successful candidate will possess strong organizational skills and may contribute to teaching by assisting in the supervision of student research projects.

Experience in animal studies including a home office license would be ideal as one part of this project will involve studying the role of a G-protein coupled receptor in murine models of Crohn's Disease.

The main project will be focused on the biology of an orphan G-protein coupled receptor (GPR35) that plays a major role in inflammation and colorectal cancer by modulating the sodium-potassium pump. It will include electrophysiology studies, molecular biology, single cell sequencing, and phenotyping of genetically altered mice. We hope to recruit a colleague who shares our passion for discovery and who looks for an exciting challenge within a multidisciplinary group.

Our laboratory is located in the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), for more info, see https: // www. citiid.cam.ac.uk. Our research is funded by the Wellcome Trust, and we enjoy several excellent collaborations on and off campus.

Candidates in the process of submitting their PhD thesis or awaiting degree conferral will be considered. In this case, appointment would be at the level of Research Assistant, Grade 5. On receipt of PhD award, the appointee would move to Grade 7, Research Associate

For informal inquiries please contact Nicole Kaneider ([email protected]).

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment, a security check and a standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Closing date: 17th February 2025

Interviews to be confirmed

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact the Clinical School HR Team via email [email protected].

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.

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Department of Medicine

£32,296-£45,163

RC45051

Research

11 February 2025

17 February 2025