King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us

BRAIN Centre is a preclinical neuroimaging facility that uses state-of-the art imaging equipment for researching biomarkers in rodent models of human diseases. We are located at Denmark Hill campus

About the role

The role is aimed to assist scientists from the BRAIN centre undertake several preclinical neuroimaging studies in rodent disease models. A number of biochemistry, histology and molecular biology techniques will be employed using animal tissue and in vivo rodent experimentation, as well as in vivo and ex vivo imaging. The post holder will be responsible for planning and performing wet lab experiments as well as assist with in vivo and ex vivo MRI imaging. The work will be carried out at the James Black Centre and at Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute (Denmark Hill Campus, SE5).

This is a full time job (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 1st February 2025.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.      BSc or equivalent in neuroscience or biological sciences

2.      Demonstrable initiative, autonomy and self-motivation

3.      Experience of cryosectioning, microsectioning

4.      Experience in performing immunocytochemistry and immunofluorescence staining

5.      Experience of Western Blot

6.      Experience of HPLC

7.      Experience ensuring compliance with protocol guidelines and research governance

Desirable criteria

1.      Experience with the optimization of new antibodies and with immunofluorescence and confocal imaging or slidescanner

2.      Experience with imaging software such as Olyvia, Image J, Visiopharm

3.      Hold or obtain a Home Office personal animal handling licence

4.      Experience in ex-vivo autoradiography

5.      Willingness to work with colleagues on joint projects as required

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

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 “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

  This post is subject to an Occupational Health clearance.