Research Associate (Gene Therapy) in the Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience - JOBS.ac.kr(잡스)

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For in vivo work the candidate will perform stereotactic surgery to inject viral vectors into the brain and spinal cord of rodents. They will perform behavioural testing on these animals as defined by the protocol and sacrifice and harvest selected tissues after an appropriate interval. They will prepare tissues for histological sectioning, staining, imaging and quantitative analyses.  \n\n\nAll experiments will be undertaken at a very high standard and all data treated with complete confidentiality. \n\n\nThe candidate will join a research group based within the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI) centre that is embedded within the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience at King’s College London (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/bcn/dri/lab-groups\" rel=\"no-follow\">www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/bcn/dri/lab-groups</a>) within the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute on the Denmark Hill campus. The DRI is a national consortium focused on cutting-edge dementia research funded by the Medical Research Council, Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/www.ukdri.co.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">(www.ukdri.co.uk)</a>.\n\n\nThis post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract until 31st December 2024.\n\n\nKey responsibilities\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Perform laboratory work to optimise the efficiency of our preclinical studies.  </li>\n<li>Contribute to the planning and execution of in vivo experiments by writing study design protocols and experimental sub reports. </li>\n<li>Deliver high-quality data from our preclinical studies including:  </li>\n<li>Undertake mouse colony care (pups, juvenile and adults), breeding and genotyping,  </li>\n<li>Undertake stereotactic surgery on the brain and spinal cord of mice, </li>\n<li>Undertake mouse behavioural studies (mainly motor deficit phenotyping),  </li>\n<li>Optimise perfusion, harvesting, fixation and sectioning of animal tissues, </li>\n<li>Image tissues using slide scanning and confocal microscopes, </li>\n<li>Undertake image analysis using advanced analytical software tools. </li>\n</ul>\n\n\nThe above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.  \n\n\nSkills, knowledge, and experience \n\n\nEssential criteria  \n\n\n1.       PhD in Neuroscience or equivalent biological field \n\n\n2.       Hold a Home Office Personal Animal License \n\n\n3.       Experience in stereotactic neurosurgery (rodent model) \n\n\n4.       Experience in rodent colony maintenance and genotyping \n\n\n5.       Expertise in animal tissue processing and immunohistochemistry \n\n\n6.       Experience in microscopy \n\n\n7.       Ability to work independently and within a team \n\n\n8.       Administrative skills for careful record keeping  \n\n\n9.       Conscientious and organised \n\n\n10.    Ability to time manage appropriately  \n\n\n11.   Willing to work occasionally during weekends and bank holidays \n\n\n12.   Willing to prepare manuscripts for publication \n\n\nDesirable criteria\n\n\n1.       Knowledge of adeno associated viral (AAV) vector gene therapy \n\n\n2.       Experience of handling viral gene vectors \n\n\n3.       Experience in animal behaviour phenotyping (rotarod, grip test, open-field) \n\n\nThis post is subject to an Occupational Health clearance.\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"London (Greater) (GB)","location1":"유럽","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/077385-research-associate-gene-therapy-in-the-department-of-basic-and-clinical-neuroscience","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Fixed Term","salary":"£42,405 - £48,463 per annum, including London","original_id":"UNI|356140","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/356140","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":null,"managerName":"KINGS COLLEGE LONDON","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"London (Greater) (GB)","log_hit":0,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2023-10-26T12:30:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-10-26T12:30:55.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":494,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"King’s College London","name_en":"KINGS COLLEGE LONDON","name_alt":",King’s College London,KINGS COLLEGE LONDON,","introduction":"King’s is a leading university providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. 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