Laboratory Technician in Human Developmental Biology Resource

About us

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health 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 an d 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.

About the role

The Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR) is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join the team. HDBR is a MRC/Wellcome-funded national fetal tissue bank that collects and stores human embryonic and fetal samples, and provides this material for scientific and medical research into genetic and developmental disorders (e.g. birth defects). The HDBR also performs project work on behalf of researchers to analyse gene expression during human embryonic development. The appointee will participate in the laboratory work and administration that underpins the resource. Out-of-hours (evening) work is expected on 2-3 days per week, and some tissue collection duties in clinics may also be required. Further information about the HDBR can be found at www.hdbr.org . The salary offered in this role is £36,433 - £38,199 per annum and it is initially funded until February 2028 in the first instance.

About you

The post-holder must have a BSc Hons in a relevant subject and basic laboratory experience: e.g. in molecular or cell biology techniques. Experience of tissue dissection, histology and gene expression analysis is desirable. The post-holder must have excellent organisational skills and be able work both collaboratively as part of a team, and independently with minimal supervision.

Customer advert reference: B02-10287