Research Fellow

About us

UCL is a top-10 global university providing a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment together with excellent opportunities for training and career development. The Department of Life Sciences at University of Bath is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in scientific discovery and biotechnology with state-of-the-art laboratories offering a wide range of materials manufacture and characterisation equipment. The Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia is an award-winning translational research department recognised for its innovative research with real-world impact including the development and evaluation of regenerative therapeutics.

About the role

This is a fixed-term role for one year, starting as soon possible, in the first instance. Research Fellows - 'Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £34,502 - £36,348 per annum including London Allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.' This is a full time position (1fte) Grade 7: salary range £38,308 - £46,155 including London Allowance per annum. This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.’ We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

You will be required to: • Design and undertake laboratory-based research on the the manufacture and characterisation of a novel biomaterial • Assist with and/or perform small animal muscle implantation studies • Assess the inflammatory response of the biomaterials • Undertake in vivo physiological measurements of regenerating tissue including motion and gait analysis in small animals • Communicate and regularly report data at collaborator meetings, seminars and conferences • Collect and analyse data and work closely with other lab members to produce high-quality research publications for peer-reviwed journals

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 (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

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. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/