Job Description

About us The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, 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\xe2\x80\x99s health research outside North America. GOS ICH\xe2\x80\x99s 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 We are seeking to appoint a highly enthusiastic postdoctoral research fellow to join a large national programme on establishing a UK platform of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics for rare disease (UPNAT Node), supported by the UKRI MRC and NIHR. The post holder will be responsible for conducting experiments on testing NATs designed for the targets selected by the Target Selection Working Group in the Node. This post will work alongside an existing senior research fellow already supported by the current GOSH BRC on developing customized RNA therapies for ultra-rare childhood genetic disorders. The post will actively involve in all the Node-related activities, including working group meetings, scientific symposium, Node webinars, training workshops. Meanwhile, the post will work closely with Node coordinator to maintain the Node-related database and assist PIs and Node coordinator to organize symposia and workshops. The salary range for this post is \xc2\xa340,524 - \xc2\xa342,705 pa. The post will be allocated in the Zhou lab at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOSICH), full time for 2 years.

About you It is essential that applicants hold a PhD degree in biomedical sciences or closely related areas. Strong knowledge and skillset in preclinical RNA therapy drug development (ASO, siRNA, mRNA) in different model systems are highly desired. Excellent communication skills as well as a proven track record of publishing work in a related field are also expected from the applicants. Please check JD for detailed information.

What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: \xe2\x80\xa2 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) \xe2\x80\xa2 Additional 5 days\xe2\x80\x99 annual leave purchase scheme \xe2\x80\xa2 Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) \xe2\x80\xa2 Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan \xe2\x80\xa2 Immigration loan \xe2\x80\xa2 Relocation scheme for certain posts \xe2\x80\xa2 On-Site nursery \xe2\x80\xa2 On-site gym \xe2\x80\xa2 Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay \xe2\x80\xa2 Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service \xe2\x80\xa2 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 As London\xe2\x80\x99s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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

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