Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09576

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

21-Oct-2025

About us

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The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health 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.

About the role

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The ICH Infection section's main aim is to undertake research that increases our understanding of the diagnosis, transmission and management of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic disease, immunity, and the development and function of the immune system. The UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to join Professor Louis Grandjean's research group. Our team focuses on infectious diseases, particularly multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections. The successful candidate will assist with various research projects, including performing laboratory techniques, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, conduct literature reviews and contribute to the preparation of research manuscripts, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within UCL and external partners and participate in regular team meetings and present findings. This post is available for 6 months.

About you

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The successful candidate will have Masters degree or soon to be acquired in a relevant scientific discipline, or a bachelor and equivalent research experience, excellent understanding of molecular and microbiology principles and techniques, experience of working in a laboratory and managing a research project and organisational abilities and teamwork experience. See JD/PS for detailed information.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: o 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) o Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme o Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) o Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan o Immigration loan o Relocation scheme for certain posts o On-Site nursery o On-site gym o Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay o Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service o Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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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. 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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting job reference