We are looking to recruit a motivated, full-time research assistant to join Dr Tetsuo Hasegawa in the University of Cambridge, Department of Medicine.
The role
The post holder will assist researchers within the Hasegawa research group on a variety of projects, and depending on their level of experience may be given a specific project to work semi-independently on. The post holder will report to Dr Tetsuo Hasegawa. The post holder will assist group members with murine models of autoimmunity (therefore completion of HO modules 1-3 would be required). The post holder will also play a more general role in organising the availability of consumables within the group and among ongoing research projects.
About you
The appointee will have a minimum Bachelor's degree in biological science, ideally in Science related field, or appropriate experience or equivalent qualification and/or experience. Knowledge of the day to day workings of an immunology laboratory, including microscopy, tissue culture and molecular biology would be desirable.
Further information
Informal enquiries can be directed to Dr Tetsuo Hasegawa (th647@cam.ac.uk) and lab website is available for more detail of the lab (http://hasegawa-lab.jimdosite.com).
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a security check.
Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and a CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
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The interview date for the role is: To be confirmed
Please quote reference RC44069 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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