Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06235

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,374 51,860

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

27-Jul-2025

About us

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The London Centre for Nanotechnology is a UK-based multidisciplinary enterprise operating at the forefront of science and technology. Our purpose is to solve global problems in information processing, healthcare, energy and the environment through the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Founded in 2003, the LCN began as a joint venture between University College London and Imperial College London, based at the Bloomsbury and South Kensington sites; from 2018 King's College London joined the collaboration from its base on The Strand.



The Hadjivasiliou Lab is based at The Francis Crick Institute and affiliated with the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Physics and Astronomy Department at UCL.



We are a diverse team of mathematicians, physicists and computational biologists working at the interface of theoretical physics, maths and biology. We work closely with experimental collaborators at The Crick, UCL and abroad so projects in the team are highly interdisciplinary. The team is an active member of the wider community of Physical and Theoretical Biology at The Crick and UCL.

About the role

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We wish to recruit a full time Research Fellow position for three years funded by The Crick Institute. The project focuses on developmental growth and patterning and its evolution.



The successful candidate will develop theoretical and/or computational frameworks to study the interplay between biochemical patterning, growth, and morphogenesis during development and evolution. The project will include collaborations with experimental colleagues, and the theoretical tools and analysis developed will be rooted in and motivated by experimental observations.



Research will be carried out in Dr Zena Hadjivasiliou's group that is affiliated with The London Centre for Nanotechnology, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCL and The Crick Institute. The project will involve interactions with experimental groups at The Crick, UCL and EMBL Heidelberg.



The precise details of the project aims and direction are flexible and will be drawn by the successful applicant together with the PI (Dr Hadjivasiliou).

About you

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Applicants should have (or be about to submit) a PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related discipline in the Physical Sciences. No prior knowledge of biology is required but willingness to work at the interface of physics/maths and biology is essential. Coding competency (in C, Python, Matlab or similar language) is essential. Applicants should demonstrate a publication record appropriate to their level of experience. The successful candidate will be self-driven, independent and able to work as a member of a team.



Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B, points 26 (salary 38,607-41,255 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis. For appointments at Grade 8, demonstrated supervision of research students and significant (more than 3 years) of postdoctoral experience is essential.

What we offer

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The successful candidate will have access to a wide network of colleagues at UCL and The Francis Crick institute as well as training and career development opportunities offered by the host institutes.



As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some 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 o Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service 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. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/