Research Assistant in Ovary Tissue Culture

2 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

The Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health (NDWRH) have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant in Ovarian Tissue Culture with a passion and enthusiasm for conservation.

Many species of rhinoceros are critically endangered with just two females remaining of the Northern White Rhino. Therefore, it is critical to develop fertility preservation techniques for rhinos. Considerable progress has been made on the project since it was founded, and we continue to strive towards achieving the original goal of generating eggs in vitro from rhino ovarian tissues.

The aim of this project is to develop techniques to develop rhinoceros eggs from cryopreserved ovarian tissues.

Reporting to Prof. Suzannah Williams, the post holder will be a member of her research group with responsibility for the analysis of fixed ovarian rhino tissue as well as optimising techniques to develop rhino follicles in vitro with analysis of function and quality. The focus is to optimise novel culture techniques to develop mature rhino ovarian follicles from primordial follicles in cryopreserved ovarian tissue.

The post-holder will be self-motivated, an excellent communicator and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team. They will have the experience to write for publication, present research proposals and the ability to bring forward ideas for new research projects.

The post is offered on a full-time, fixed term basis. The post is available as soon as possible and is fixed for 2 years.

Applications for flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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