Job Description

About us Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.
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About the role We are looking to appoint a Research Assistant or postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to the development and validation of computational models for outcome predictions in craniofacial surgeries delivered using devices. The role is funded for up to one year, and an extension may be possible subject to funding. Funding is made available from NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre.
The post offers an excellent career development opportunity for a post-doc with an interest in biomedical engineering, medical devices, computational modelling and translation of technologies into clinical practice. The post holder will gain knowledge in congenital craniofacial abnormalities, medical image processing, computational modelling, device design and regulatory. There will be the opportunity for the post-holder to apply for grants to fund further personal and professional development, and long-term salary.
The post-holder will be line managed by Professor Silvia Schievano and based in the Zayed Centre for Research at UCL GOS Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.
The salary offered in this role is at either grade 6B (39,148 - 41,833 per annum) or grade 7 (45,103 per annum) and is funded until 30/09/2026 in the first instance.
About you Candidates must have a BEng/Meng/BSc/MSc/PhD or equivalent qualification in biomedical engineering, medical physics, mechatronics and medical robotics or a related subject, and a strong knowledge of bone biomechanics, computational modelling, machine learning and device design. Previous experience in extended reality platforms, medical device regulatory requirements and research governance would be desirable.
The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day management and coordination of the project, in collaboration with the team of clinicians, engineers, computer scientists and healthcare professionals from the Craniofacial Research Unit FaceValue.
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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance
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We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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