Research Assistant– King’s
UK DRI at King’s
About us
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative supporting research to fill the major knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause dementia.
We are a globally leading multidisciplinary research institute of 700 staff investigating the spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders causing dementia, driving a change in our understanding of neurodegeneration and accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of interventions that will help diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent dementia.
Our laboratory-based research groups are located at King’s College London, University College London, the University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, Edinburgh University, and Imperial College London.
About the role
The team of Prof. Jernej Ule is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join a team of researchers working on the roles of ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNP) and their defects in neurodegenerative disorders.
The post holder will focus on biochemistry and molecular biology techniques, in particular transcriptomic studies of RNA regulation and protein-RNA interactions, maintenance and characterisation of human cell lines, preparation of cell extracts, RNA extraction and general biochemistry such as western blots, thus contributing to relevant publications in collaboration with other team members.
The post is based at the Ule Regulatory RNA Networks lab at UKDRI Centre at King’s. The lab consists of 8 researchers including PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. For more information, please see the laboratory website.
About you
Essential criteria
- MSc in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Cell Biology or a related discipline
- Experience in molecular and cellular biology
- Experience with transcriptomic studies of gene expression
- Experience in experimental design and bench work
- IT proficiency (Spreadsheet, Word Processing, Database, Email, Web based applications)
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with a meticulous and accurate approach to work.
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Excellent inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience with bioinformatics
- Experience in studies of protein-RNA complexes
- Experience in immunostaining
- Experience with differentiating iPS cells into neurons
- Interest in and a commitment to supporting high quality research