Research Assistant/associate

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

Duties and responsibilities:

- Independently organise and carry out experimental work and data analysis.- Report periodically to the supervisory team.- Prepare and submit manuscript for publication.- Present at international conferences.- Day-to-day supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.- Support the work of others in the group.

Essential requirements:

- A PhD in experimental DNA nanotechnology, soft matter physics, physical chemistry, or biophysics.- A strong "physical" background.- Experience with working on nucleic acid and lipid bilayer systems.- Experience with relevant experimental techniques (spectrophotometry, quantitative microscopy, DLS, AFM, TEM, nucleic acid handling, liposome fabrication)-- Ability to program in Matlab and/or Python.- Ability to conduct research independently.- Ability to supervise master and PhD students.- Ability to interface with research from diverse disciplines (physics, chemistry, biology).- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Interviews are likely to be held soon after the closing date. Start date: as soon as possible before 01/05/2023.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

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