About usThe 2007 opening of the Cancer Institute in the Paul O’Gorman Building heralded a new era in cancer research and medicine at UCL. The Institute is consolidating cancer research across the campus. In particular, it fosters links between basic cancer researchers across Biomedicine, and with the clinical activities of our partner Hospitals (University College London Hospitals including Queen Square, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Royal Free Hospital).Information about the UCL Cancer Institute can be found on our websiteAbout the roleApplications are invited for a Research Technician position to work in the MATCHMAKERS Team within the group of Prof Sergio Quezada. The applicant will have the opportunity to join Team MATCHMAKERS, which is a Cancer Grand Challenges funded research program aimed at deciphering how T cells recognize cancer cells. Specifically, we are experimentally evaluating the reactivity of T cell receptors (TCRs) to cognate tumour antigens in a large cohort of TRACERx lung cancer patients. This data will both deepen our understanding of the role of the immune system in lung cancer evolution and be used to train powerful artificial intelligence approaches to predict T cell antigen specificity. In the long term, this project will pave the way towards development of more effective and personalized cancer immunotherapies.Applications should include a CV and a Cover Letter: In the Cover Letter please evidence the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification part of the Job Description. (By including a Cover Letter, you can leave blank the ‘Why you have applied for this role’ field in the application form, which is limited in the number of characters it will allow.)The Grade 6 post is funded for 3 years in the first instance, with a start date as soon as possible.Interviews for this position are expected to take place on the 28th of April 2025.About youSuccessful applicants must have a BSc in relevant discipline, knowledge within the area(s) of immunology and cancer immunotherapy and experience handling human tissue samples, in particular peripheral blood.Ability to plan and schedule work over daily, weekly and monthly timescales to ensure experimental commitments are realistic, and regulatory standards can be maintained and ability to work under pressure and to specific deadlines are essential.An MSc in relevant discipline or relevant industry experience, and wet lab experience with in vitro T cell reactivity assays are desirable but not essential.What we offerAs 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
For rewards and benefits at UCL please visit:Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs 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:Available documents
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