Research Fellow

**Ref Number**

B02-09399

**Professional Expertise**

Research and Research Support

**Department**

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

**Location**

London

**Working Pattern**

Full time

**Salary**

£43,981-£52,586

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Working Type**

On site

**Available for Secondment**

No

**Closing Date**

23-Sep-2025

**About us**:
The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration.

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) is one of UCL’s most prestigious research departments and an internationally renowned centre for interdisciplinary academic research. CDB is consistently rated as world-leading in the field of Biological Sciences and has a long-standing tradition of answering fundamental questions in biology. Our history stretches back to the foundation of UCL in 1826, when the Chairs of Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy were created. Alumni of the department include pioneers such as Grafton Elliot Smith, Gavin De Beer, Michael Abercrombie, J.Z. Young and Lewis Wolpert and our work has been consistently rated as world-leading, as exemplified by the 2014 Nobel Prize awarded to Professor John O'Keefe. Departmental research groups include around 200 research fellows, technicians, PhD students and support staff, and the department continues to expand in the 21st century with new initiatives such as the CIA - Centre for Integrative Anatomy and AI-Bio - Artificial Intelligence for understanding biological systems.

The successful applicant will conduct research as part of the Wellcome-funded research project: “Mechano-metabolic control of vertebrate limb elongation”. In this project, we will dissect the role of mechanics and metabolism during the early embryonic stages of limb formation.

**About the role**:
The postholder will focus on building transgenic tools to visualize and modulate tissue mechanical states _in vivo; _they will map changes in tissue mechanical properties using cutting-edge biophysical tools and live imaging, including both light-sheet and super-resolution microscopy; they will be encouraged to develop their independent line of research.

The responsibilities of the postholder will include carrying out vigorous, high-level research into the interplay of morphogenesis and metabolism, interfacing with other team members and collaborators, including the Manning Group at Syracuse University, USA and the Agar Group at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. The post is available from 01 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter and is funded until 30th September 2027 in the first instance.

This role is an open-ended contract with a funding end date of 01/10/2027 in the first instance.

**Research Fellows -** 'Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £38,357 - £41,005 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.'

**About you**:
**What we offer**:
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance

**Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion**:
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our division holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.