Senior Research Technician, Single Cell and Spatial Omics Platform

Job Description

About Us.

The UK Dementia Research Institute stands as a top multidisciplinary research center. It has over 900 staff members all focused on understanding and fighting neurodegenerative diseases that lead to dementia. Our main goal involves changing how we think about neurodegeneration. We aim to speed up new tools for diagnosis, treatments, and ways to prevent these issues.

The Single Cell and Spatial Omics Platform works inside the UK DRI. It handles both wet lab work and computational analysis with advanced single cell and spatial omics tech. This platform helps researchers from the UK DRI, the UCL Institute of Neurology, and other linked labs. It provides access to cutting edge equipment plus training. It offers support for experimental design and grant writing. It also manages expert handling of specialized instruments.

About the Role.

You will work as a Senior Research Technician. In this job, you collaborate tight with the Platform Manager. You deliver high quality technical services and scientific support over the UK DRI’s spread out network.

Your duties cover providing technical expertise. You offer collaboration chances and training to researchers. You make sure access happens to advanced single cell and spatial omics techniques at various UK DRI sites. You process and analyze big complex datasets from spatial transcriptomics studies. You apply bioinformatics tools to interpret data. You advise researchers on analysis methods. You support building and improving spatial transcriptomics pipelines. You promote strong standards for data quality and scientific excellence in joint projects.

This role fits well for a scientist who feels passionate about team based research. You would like technological innovation in neurodegeneration too.

The job opens up right away. Funding lasts 18 months at first. Extension looks very likely.

About You.

You need a PhD in Neuroscience. Or something very close to that field.

You bring proven experience in spatial transcriptomics. That includes designing systems, generating data, and analyzing it.

You have expertise in bioinformatics. You know Python, R, and bash well.

You have experience in designing and setting up computational pipelines. Those handle processing and interpreting spatial data.

You show strong communication skills. Analytical ones too. And problem solving abilities.

You take a collaborative approach. You can support several research groups at once.

This job qualifies for UK visa sponsorship. It falls under Skilled Worker and Global Talent Visa schemes.

More details come from the UK Government site on Work in the UK Visas.

What We Offer.

You join a world class research setting at UCL. Plus, UCL gives a great set of benefits.

You get 41 days of annual leave. That breaks down to 27 days holiday, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days.

You can buy up to 5 extra days of leave if you want.

There is a defined benefit pension scheme. It is the CARE type.

You have the Cycle to Work scheme. And a season ticket loan.

Immigration loan support exists.

On site nursery and gym access are available.

Enhanced pay comes for maternity, paternity, and adoption.

The Employee Assistance Programme offers 24/7 support.

You get discounted medical insurance.

Check further details at UCL Reward and Benefits.

Terms and conditions appear in UCL Employment Policies.

They consider flexible, part time, and job share setups.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

The Institute of Neurology builds a collaborative and inclusive culture. Everyone feels valued there. We push for equality, diversity, and inclusion hard. Twelve percent of staff work directly on EDI efforts. The Institute earned an Athena SWAN Silver Award. That shows our dedication to gender equality.

UCL really welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates.

From disabled and neurodiverse individuals too.

From LGBTQI+ and gender diverse candidates.

And from women in senior academic roles.

Learn more on UK equality laws at GOV.UK, the Equality Act 2010 Guidance.