Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Immunology

Job description

About

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.

The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Clarke group, based at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, is focused on understanding how cellular metabolic processes shape the immune response in health and disease. A particular focus is on B cell metabolism, and more specifically the germinal centre reaction, which is responsible for the production of high-affinity antibodies and immune memory. More information can be found on the group website (https://www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/research/research-groups/translational-immunometabolism).

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme

• 38 days annual leave

• A comprehensive range of childcare services

• Family leave schemes

• Cycle loan scheme

• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

We are offering an exciting and unique opportunity for a talented postdoctoral research assistant to become a member of the Clarke research group with responsibility for carrying out research in spatial immunometabolism, focused on the GC reaction. The lab is supported by the ERC and the post will also involve providing guidance to less experienced members of the research group, including postdocs, research assistants, technicians, and PhD and project students. You will adapt existing and develop new scientific techniques and experimental protocols as well as tests hypotheses and analyse scientific data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining working hypotheses as appropriate. You will contribute ideas for new research projects and develop ideas for generating research income, and present detailed research proposals to senior researchers.