Research Fellow

**Ref Number**

B02-07598

**Professional Expertise**

Research and Research Support

**Department**

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

**Location**

London

**Working Pattern**

Full time

**Salary**

See advert text

**Contract Type**

Fixed-term

**Working Type**

On site

**Available for Secondment**

Yes

**Closing Date**

19-Sep-2024

**About us**:
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative supporting research to fill the major knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause dementia.

The Bartels lab at the UK DRI at UCL is specialized and fills the gap for scientific research on synuclein multimers and lipidomics associated with PD in close collaboration with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Queen Square Brain Bank. The Bartels laboratory is dedicated to understanding the biochemical nature of α-synuclein in healthy and diseased patients.

**About the role**:
The Bartels lab at the UK DRI at UCL is seeking a Research Fellow to support a research project on the role of lipids in the physiological/pathological assembly of α-Synucleinin neuronal cells and its interaction with lipid membarnes and droplets. You will undertake cell culture of immortalised cell lines and iPSC derived neurons, biochemical analysis of cell lines, and microscopy, among other duties.

The post is available immediately and is funded by the UK DRI at UCL for one year in the first instance, with possibility of extension depending on the project.

A full job description and person specification for this role can be accessed below.

**About you**:
You will have a PhD or MD in Biophysics/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology or a related discipline, and good interpersonal and communication skills. You’ll be resourceful and able to act on your own initiative, meet deadlines, and committed to your ongoing development. Experience of working with quantitative biological analytics, biophysical structure analysis of preoteins, and with assays is desirable.

**What we offer**:
Starting salary offered in the range of £42,099 - £45,521 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Appointment as Research Fellow is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be as Research Assistant (salary £37,332 - £39,980 per annum) with appointment as Research Fellow being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer 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
- 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**:
The Institute prides itself on operating in an all-inclusive environment irrespective of personal, physical, or social characteristics. Teamwork is highly valued, individual strengths are recognised and celebrated, and we are committed to advancing the careers of everyone. 12% of Institute staff are actively working on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives; visit our EDI website for more information about our initiatives and priorities. The Institute also holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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.