Research Associate in Chemical Biology

Job number
- **NAT01880**
- Faculties
- **Faculty of Natural Sciences**
- Salary or Salary range
- **£48,056 - £51,885 per annum**
- Location/campus
- **White City Campus - On site only**
- Contract type work pattern
- **Full time - Fixed term**
- Posting End Date
- **6 Jan 2025**

**About the role**:
We are looking for a Research Associate in Chemical Biology to contribute to a translational research project funded by Kidney Research UK focussing on developing new therapeutics to alleviate innate immune complications in transplanted kidneys through preventing ischemia-reperfusion injury.

This post is to work in the Walport lab based at the Molecular Sciences Research Hub within the Chemistry Department at Imperial College London. The Walport lab is a highly interdisciplinary lab that uses a wide variety of techniques, spanning from synthetic and peptide chemistry to cell biology, to study biomedically important proteins.

The project is in collaboration with the Schumann laboratory at Imperial and the Sacks and Mukhopadhyay laboratories at King’s College London.

**What you would be doing**:
**What we are looking for**:
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic chemical biologist. This translational project will be multidisciplinary, involving synthetic and peptide chemistry, biophysical characterisation of peptide hits, structural biology and cell biology. We are therefore seeking someone with experience in a selection of these techniques and a willingness to learn others as dictated by the project. Experience with the development, optimisation and testing of peptide inhibitors or other chemical probes would be desirable.

**What we can offer you**:

- The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity.
- Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes).
- Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel and a cycle-to-work scheme
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing

**Further information**:
This post is available for up to 21 months. The expected start date is 03 March 2025 or as soon as possible after this. An earlier start date may also be possible.

The Department of Chemistry proudly holds an Athena SWAN Gold Award and strives to provide a working environment where all our staff feel fully supported to flourish and excel. The Department of Chemistry is committed to promoting the wide range of Family Friendly policies and associated initiatives offered by the College.

**Available documents**:

- Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.
- Download: Job Description Research Associate.Pdf
- Download: Employee Benefits Booklet.Pdf

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- Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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