英国伦敦玛丽女王大学临床药理学和精准医学中心2024年招聘博士后

伦敦玛丽女王大学（Queen Mary University of London），简称“QMUL” ，位于英国伦敦麦尔恩德（Mile End），是一所公立研究型大学，伦敦大学四大核心学院之一，英国罗素大学集团成员、科学与工程南联盟成员。

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London - Centre for Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine

Location: London

Salary: £40,223 to £42,405 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 9th August 2024

Closes: 8th September 2024

Job Ref: 2953

About the Role

Applications are invited for a motivated and committed Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) with rich experience/knowledge. The position is funded by a research project grant from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) within Professor Xiao’s group. The successful candidate will undertake research investigations in collaboration with and under the supervision of the line manager in order to realise the objectives and development of the research projects/programme.

About You

The successful candidate will be expected to have a PhD degree (or close to completion) in molecular/cell biology, or a related biological sciences discipline, with good experience in molecular cell biology and vascular biology. Excellent skills and rich experience in animal handling and various animal models of cardiovascular diseases (such as vessel injury-induced neointimal formation, arterial ligation, vascular grafting, cell injection/transplantation, or bone marrow transplantation model, etc.) are essential. Good experiences in stem cell biology including induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell generation and differentiation, somatic cell direct conversion/trans-differentiation into vascular cells, isolation/characterization of different type of adult stem/progenitor cells from various tissues/organs, RNA sequencing, and/or bioinformatics, are also desirable.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

Within the Centre for Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine (CPPM) various projects of Professor Xiao’s group will aim to investigate the pathogenesis and underlying signal pathways of cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis, vascular calcification, injury-induced arterial remodelling, transplant arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm and dissection, cardiac injury, and heart failure; to elucidate molecular mechanisms of stem cell differentiation and somatic cell direct reprogramming; and to study the therapeutic potential of stem/progenitor cell-derived vascular cells in cardiovascular diseases, etc.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.