Research Assistant

Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement.

The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America.

The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes.

GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs.

GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public.

The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health.

GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

Please only attach relevant documents to your application (qualifications, cover letters, supporting statements) and avoid attaching large files e.g. research papers, thesis, publications etc.

The Fisher Laboratory focuses on engineering of gdT cells to deliver immunotherapeutic solutions.

This research assistant position is funded by the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

It is intended to allow completion of an existing project which focuses on testing Ewing Sarcoma immunotherapy using 3D models.

The salary offered in this role is £39,807 per annum and is funded until 14/07/2027 in the first instance.

About you

The successful candidate will have experience in the culture and engineering of gdT cells and their assessment in 3D culture systems.

As this is a short position, experience in this area is essential.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s 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’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/