Research Technician at Imperial College London

We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Research Laboratory Technician to work in the Division of Anaesthetics Pain Medicine and Intensive Care at Imperial College London. You will work under the supervision of Professor Anthony Gordon and Dr David Antcliffe, whose Groups focuses broadly on Translational science in the fields of sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome, including COVID-19 and Influenza.

The current position will support our laboratory’s ongoing translational sepsis research and will be part of the newly established Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation (CAMO) at Imperial. We use a range of profiling techniques including metabonomic, transcriptomic and inflammatory profiling to identify sub-phenotypes in sepsis that could predict a patient’s responsiveness to therapeutic strategies and lead to a personalised approach to sepsis care.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The post holder will carry out wet-lab research in support of our research, specifically the understanding of gene-expression and inflammatory sub-phenotypes.

The postholder will be require a broad knowledge of science, including molecular biology and immunology. They will be required to communicate effectively with the lab team and the wider research community (including other researchers within the Division of Anaesthetics Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, the Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation and external collaborators).

Essential requirements:

Bachelor degree in a biological science or related field, e.g. Immunology (or extensive previous laboratory experience); proven research experience in a technical or scientific role; previous laboratory experience, especially in qPCR and ELISA techniques; experience in handling of blood and human tissue samples.

Further Information:

This position is full time and for a fixed term for 12 months in the first instance. You will be based at St Mary’s, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals campuses.

Closing date: 20/08/2023

Should you have any queries please contact: Matt Ryan matthew.ryan@imperial.ac.uk