Job Description

About us The EGA Institute for Women\xe2\x80\x99s Health is an exciting and dynamic environment, and its mission is to bring together the expertise of clinicians and researchers from a diverse range of disciplines so that they can deliver excellence and innovation in research, clinical practice, education, and training in order to make a real and sustainable difference to women\'s and babies\xe2\x80\x99 health locally, nationally, and worldwide.

About the role The successful candidate will need to have experience in either wet-lab procedures or bioinformatic analyses of complex data including genomics/multiomics datasets relevant for the current interests of the group.

A PhD or equivalent professional qualification is required for this role.

They will need to show evidence of independent and original contributions to the research.

They will also need to be willing and have the ability to supervise undergraduate and PhD students in the laboratory.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff .

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

About you We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow with either wet-lab experience or bioinformatic skills in analyses of complex data including multiomics datasets to work collaboratively with other team members, whilst developing their own research niche within the group.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Filipe Correia Martins (Group leader) and will work with the research group and collaborators\xe2\x80\x99 network and will be supported to build new collaborations as required.

Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent professional qualification is required for this role. If the PhD has not yet been awarded, the initial appointment will be at Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.

What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role/ application process, or if you\xe2\x80\x99d need a reasonable adjustment, or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact c.ahlfors@ucl.ac.uk.

For more information on Dr Martins publications ad key findings, please visit this link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/womens-health/research/womens-cancer/womens-cancer-initiation-and-evolution-group

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.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold 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/Please also visit EGA IfWH webpage: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/womens-health/ega-institute-womens-health

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