Organisation/Company: KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Research Field: Biological sciences
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3)
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 4 Mar 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Other
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
About Us
Human disease normally starts within cells and spreads spatially; therefore, techniques that can probe the spatial distribution of biomarkers in and within cells are in high demand. SEISMIC is a BBSRC national facility for spatially resolved single and sub-cellular omics and will be relocating to Kings College London in May 2025, aligned with Kings strategic initiative in Interdisciplinary Science.
The aim of SEISMIC is to develop a new set of tools to enable bio-scientists from across the UK to explore spatial and temporal omics markers. We currently support researchers from approximately 20 research groups working across BBSRC’s remit and are developing new instrumentation from the Yokogawa Corporation, the SS2000, to sample cells or sub-cellular compartments into capillaries, followed by mass spectrometry analysis of lipids, metabolites, metals, and proteins.
About the role
The purpose of this role is to develop new mass spectrometry techniques that can be used to enable users of the facility to make new measurements of material sampled using the SEISMIC facility. The analysis of single-cells using mass spectrometry is challenging, and yet analysis of sub-cellular compartments is the next frontier, possible at SEISMIC and in high demand by biologists. Kings have recently made a significant investment in mass spectrometry instrumentation to enable the development of this approach by capillary sampling and mass spectrometry.
The post holder will work with the SEISMIC team and KCL core facilities team to develop new mass spectrometry techniques that can be used to analyse capillary sampled cells and their sub-cellular compartments. They will be encouraged to present their work at national and international conferences and work with users of the facility to demonstrate proof of concept applications. They will be encouraged to submit applications for funding, for example, for fellowships to support their future career.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a 2-year fixed-term contract.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
* PhD qualified in relevant subject area *
* Experience in analytical science
* Experience in mass spectrometry
* Experience of presenting research in oral and poster presentations
* Track record of peer-reviewed publications
* Expertise in single cell or capillary sampling
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held a week following the advert closing.
We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
This post is subject to Occupational Health clearance.
Grade and Salary: £44,105 - £51,485 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 108625
Close Date: 04-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Stuart Neil
Contact Details: Stuart.neil@kcl.ac.uk
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