Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform Post-Doctoral Research Associate (x2)
Posted by stemcellsjobs, on 14 November 2013
Closing Date: 15 March 2021
The Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform (PSCP) is a hub in the UK Regenerative Medicine Platform, a joint research council programme to tackle the critical challenges in developing new regenerative treatments (www.ukrmp.org.uk). PSCP is a multi-disciplinary collaboration focussed on the quality controlled manufacturing and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells suitable for clinical applications (http://www.ukrmp.org.uk/hubs/cell-behaviour-differentiation-and-manufacturing/).
Two post-doctoral positions are available in a programme headed by Austin Smith and Ludovic Vallier at the Wellcome Trust-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (www.stemcells.cam). The research is centred on optimising the generation and expansion of human iPS cells and derivative foregut endoderm and neural progenitor stem cells. The main objective is to harness the basic biology of these progenitor cells for the development of new cell based therapy approaches.
Candidates should have at least 3 years experience with culture and characterisation of pluripotent stem cells and/or their differentiation products.
Applications are encouraged from candidates with an appreciation of cell production for clinical use and/or Good Manufacturing Practice are encouraged
Technical support will be available and access to a range of flow cytometry, imaging and qPCR instrumentation.
Posts are funded for two years.
Salary: £27,854 – £36,298
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.
To apply, please visit our vacancies webpage: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/careers-study/vacancies/
Informal enquiries are also welcome via email to: cscrjobs@cscr.cam.ac.uk
Applications must be submitted by 17:00 on the closing date of Thursday 12th December 2013.
Interviews will be held towards the end of week commencing 16th December 2013.If you have not been invited for interview by 16th December 2013., you have not been successful on this occasion.
Please quote reference PS02164 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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