Overview
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About Us
King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine is one of the largest and most successful centres for research and education in the UK. It consists of over 2000 staff and 5000 students within seven Schools and two Schools of Education.
The Centre for Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine (CGTRM) Department is located on the Guy’s Hospital Campus in central London. It acts as a nucleus for vibrant research community spanning the entire University and the NHS Foundation Trusts of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. The goal of CGTRM is to bring together researchers with diverse skill sets and a common interest in elucidating the extrinsic and intrinsic signals that regulate stem cell behaviour.
The Spagnoli lab is a highly dynamic team, doing exciting science in the field of development and stem cell biology.
We are part of the Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine at King’s College London, UK – a world-class research environment with all facilities essential for this ambitious research programme.
About the role
The Spagnoli group in the Centre for Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to work within its research group.
Our team uses interdisciplinary approaches for studying pancreas development and islet cell engineering from pluripotent stem cells. The candidate will be part of a T1D Grand Challenge research programme aiming at harnessing the islet microenvironment in all its complexity for stem cell therapy of diabetes.
This is an exciting interdisciplinary research programme that will require expertise in stem cell culture, human tissue, bioengineering, computational analytical methods and islet transplantation. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. degree or have submitted their Ph.D. thesis.
The Spagnoli lab is coordinating this T1D Grand Challenge-funded research multi-partner, interdisciplinary consortium and is primarily responsible for developing innovative approaches to closely mimic key features of the native in vivo islet microenvironment using stem cells. The candidate will be leading these efforts and help in developing this ambitious research program.
This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 31/05/2028. This role is a Lab based role.
Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.
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