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November 8, 2024
King's College London
London
OTHER & FULL TIME
Research Associate in iPSC and Neurodegeneration
Job id: 099445. Salary: £44,105 - £46,421 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 08 November 2024. Closing date: 01 December 2024.
Business unit: Io PPN. Department: Basic & Clinical Neuroscience.
Contact details: Dr Caroline Vance. Caroline.vance@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill Campus. Category: Research.
Posted: 08 November 2024. Closing date: 01 December 2024.
Business unit: Io PPN. Department: Basic & Clinical Neuroscience.
Contact details: Dr Caroline Vance. Caroline.vance@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill Campus. Category: Research.
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About us
The post is based within two research groups at the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute on the Denmark Hill Campus within the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (BCN). (www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience/about/departments/basic-clinical-neuroscience). This is part of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Additionally, one research group is placed within the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI) centre that is embedded within the BCN Department. (www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/bcn/dri/lab-groups)
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the labs of Dr Caroline Vance and Dr Marc-David Ruepp to work on an MND Association funded project to explore the role of the ALS-related protein FUS and its function at the synapse. Led by Caroline Vance, this project will utilise a range of i PSC models to investigate how mutations and physiological aspects of FUS itself affect synaptic vesicle biology and synaptic maintenance. You will join a multidisciplinary team on the Denmark Hill Campus with a leading role in:
King’s College also encourages continued professional development of its staff through both internal and external educational courses covering skills such as project, financial or time management and communication, as well as scientific topics.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30th September 2027.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “
The post is based within two research groups at the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute on the Denmark Hill Campus within the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (BCN). (www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience/about/departments/basic-clinical-neuroscience). This is part of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Additionally, one research group is placed within the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI) centre that is embedded within the BCN Department. (www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/bcn/dri/lab-groups)
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the labs of Dr Caroline Vance and Dr Marc-David Ruepp to work on an MND Association funded project to explore the role of the ALS-related protein FUS and its function at the synapse. Led by Caroline Vance, this project will utilise a range of i PSC models to investigate how mutations and physiological aspects of FUS itself affect synaptic vesicle biology and synaptic maintenance. You will join a multidisciplinary team on the Denmark Hill Campus with a leading role in:
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Designing and performing experiments
Developing technical advances
Performing data analysis
Presenting the results internally as well as externally
Writing up manuscripts to be submitted to peer-review journals
King’s College also encourages continued professional development of its staff through both internal and external educational courses covering skills such as project, financial or time management and communication, as well as scientific topics.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30th September 2027.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Ph D in Neuroscience or related discipline (or pending results)
- Experience in i PSC culture
- In-depth knowledge of cell biology
- Experience in neuronal differentiation
- Experience in neuronal phenotyping
- Practical experience in a broad range of standard laboratory techniques including light microscopy and molecular biology (e.g. immunofluorescence, cloning, q PCR, cell culture)
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write clearly and succinctly for publication
- Knowledge of ALS and/or other neurodegenerative diseases
- Understanding synaptic biology
- Experience in high-throughput microscopy
- Experience working with primary cells and tissues
- Experience in genome editing
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “
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