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Applications Specialist - Single Cell

Hybrid in London·Added 3 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near London for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 41 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Cycle to work and season ticket loan

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Nice to have

Pay & benefits

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)

Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme

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 role

About us

Our mission at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement.

The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs.

GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public.

The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

About the role

Applications are invited for an Applications Specialist position within the Sequencing team at UCL Genomics, UCL's largest genomics facility based in the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children. UCL Genomics provides cutting-edge technologies, expert guidance, and comprehensive support to enable high-quality genomic research.

The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering a high-quality genomics service provision within the Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic streams. The postholder will initially be responsible for supporting collaborators from experimental design through sample QC and processing. This will include generating single cell and spatial transcriptomic libraries, QC and generation of the data using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). The role also includes the associated administration using LIMS, organisational and project planning activities required to support the efficient operation of the facility.

This is a varied, predominantly lab-based position offering excellent opportunities to develop expertise across a range of sequencing technologies and contribute to the continuous improvement of a leading genomics core facility. This can involve testing and validating new solutions for scRNAseq and spatial transcriptomic assays from various solution providers.

You will work closely with other Applications Specialists and colleagues to deliver reliable, high-quality data and an excellent service provision to our users. As single cell and spatial technologies are rapidly evolving, the responsibilities and scope of the role may develop over time.

Collaboration is central to this role and a large proportion of the work involves supporting both internal and external users, and the postholder will work closely with researchers, principal investigators, clinicians, and industry professionals as well as other facility staff to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner and to a high standard.

For candidates appointed at grade 7, additional responsibilities will include leading the expansion and strategic development of the spatial transcriptomics stream, contributing to more complex operational and administrative tasks, and delivering presentations to internal and external audiences.

This post is available initially until December 2027 with the possibility of extension.

About you

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a strong interest in genomic technologies and considerable practical experience in molecular biology techniques such as PCR/qPCR and sample QC. Knowledge of scRNAseq and spatial transcriptomic assays would be essential to flourish within this role. The successful candidate should be confident in following detailed laboratory protocols. Experience of operating NGS sequencing platforms and performing scRNAseq or spatial transcriptomic assays would be highly desirable, although full training will be provided.

We are particularly interested in candidates who are keen to develop their expertise within a collaborative genomics facility and contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service provision. As a key member of the team, we are seeking an effective team player who can work collaboratively with others but is also able to work independently and manage their own workload. A proactive approach, attention to detail, good communication skills and a commitment to providing an excellent service will be important attributes for success in this role.

Candidates appointed at grade 7 will lead on the expansion and strategic development of the Spatial Transcriptomics stream. and will be expected to be able to deliver and organise presentations in internal facility, project and departmental meetings as well as external symposia and conferences as required.

At GOS ICH we aim to always have a balanced interview panel that is representative of gender and ethnic diversity.

A job description and full person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

To apply for the vacancy please click on the '

If you have any queries relating to your application please contact ICH Human Resources at ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting the job the reference.

Our 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.

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