University of Cambridge
Research Assistant in the Vitreoretinal Research Group
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Applications are invited for a full-time Research Assistant to join the Vitreoretinal Research Group in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences
The post will support a project using single-cell transcriptomics to characterise cells in human vitreous and surgically excised vitreoretinal membranes, improving understanding of retinal detachment and related disease.
The successful applicant will undertake the core laboratory work: processing fresh ocular samples; optimising tissue dissociation, cell recovery and viability; preparing high-quality single-cell suspensions; and undertaking or supporting single-cell RNA-sequencing library preparation and quality control. They will work with bioinformatics colleagues, help interpret analytical outputs, and contribute to figures, reports and publications. The role may include associated cell-culture or molecular-biology experiments.
Applicants should have:
- A degree in biological sciences, biomedical sciences or a related discipline, with practical experience in molecular biology or genomics.
- Experience of next-generation sequencing library preparation and quality control.
- The ability to interpret experimental and sequencing results and communicate them clearly.
- Familiarity with R or similar analytical software, single-cell or low-input sequencing workflows, primary human tissue, Linux, Python or related bioinformatics tools would be advantageous.
- Some experience of mammalian cell culture would be useful but is not essential.
- Some flexibility is required to process fresh surgical samples.
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The post is fixed-term for six months.
Please apply online through the University job pages http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/
For questions relating to the post, please contact Dr Thomas Nixon at trwn2@cam.ac.uk
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 6 months in the first instance.
This appointment requires a Research Passport application.
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