Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Hatter Cardiovascular institute)

Job title:

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Hatter Cardiovascular institute)

Company

University College London

Job description

About us The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute (HCI) is part of the UCL’s Institute of Cardiovascular Science (ICS). The HCI is internationally renowned for its pioneering research investigating ways to protect the ischaemic heart from injury and continues to lead research in the areas of cardioprotection. Its particular areas of interest include the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction in the normal & diabetic heart; ischaemia/reperfusion injury; cellular and molecular aspects of adaptation to ischaemic injury and myocardial conditioning in both the basic and clinical arena.About the role Applications are invited for a 1.0 FTE Research Fellow post funded for up to 5 years by the British Heart Foundation investigating PI3 kinase isoforms in acute cardioprotection. The overarching goal of the research is to translate basic science findings to be able to design appropriate therapy for the limitation of myocardial infarction in patients. The Research Fellow will be trained as necessary under the guidance of the team.About you • Manage research programmes in line with BHF grant objectives.

• Carry out research projects independently. This includes carrying out in vivo and ex vivo experiments under a Home Office licence, and contributing to experimental design including transgenic breeding programmes. The post holder will also train others in these techniques.
• Record, analyse and provide written and/or oral reports of the results of the experiments.
• Keep the Principal Investigators (PI’s) up-to-date with the progress and timing of agreed experiments.

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 (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 The full range of staff benefits can be found here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-benefits/staff-benefitsOur 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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:21:34 GMT

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