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Research Fellow

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Overview

Job details

  • £39,148 - £41,833 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About £2,640 - £2,800 a month after tax.

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

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies-advice/ways-working to find out more.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

  • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
  • Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
  • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
  • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
  • Immigration loan
  • Relocation scheme for certain posts
  • On-Site nursery
  • On-site gym
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
  • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
  • Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

The role

We are a successful group in the field of quantitative and mathematical cell biology. The applicant will play a key role in driving the mathematical analysis of large datasets we have accumulated, ending with an equation that will help us understand the mechanisms of steering.

Demonstrable knowledge of research techniques and methodologies, coupled with of a publication record in good quality publications. Experienced in high-level mathematical modelling with strong knowledge of the eukaryotic cell migration field

What you'll do

The main purpose of this position in the Insall group is to study and learn equations that define chemotactic steering from a large dataset. The applicant will join an extremely multidisciplinary team, with microscopists, engineers and cell biologists, and will be expected to pitch in to other work while leading the math and machine learning.

The is 3 month fixed-term role, due to research funding restriction.

Research Fellows - 'Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £39,148 - £41,833 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.'

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

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

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Administrator.

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In their own words

About the company & team

The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting-edge research and collaboration.

Further information can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Insall lab, working on eukaryotic chemotaxis.

You will work in a highly multidisciplinary team including mathematicians, engineers, cell and molecular biologists.

Additional information

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; and LGBTQI+ people.

Our division holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You canhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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