Research Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology Full-time

Research Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology

University College London (UCL) invites applications for a Research Fellow to join Dr Kerstin Sander's team at the Centre for Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry. This role offers a unique opportunity to work towards the delivery of a clinical Phase 2 trial of a diagnostic imaging agent in a multidisciplinary environment. With their work, the successful candidate will provide the essential 'ground truth' to validate clinical utility of the novel imaging agent. Practical work will focus on the pathological characterization of specimens using immunohistochemistry-based tissue staining techniques. The precision of the novel diagnostic agent by correlating the identified microscopic disease patterns with imaging data.

The three-year position, funded by the Medical Research Council, is available immediately.

The successful candidate will join Dr Kerstin Sander at the UCL Centre for Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, working alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinical and basic scientists. This role focuses on characterising surgical specimens through histology and immunohistochemical staining to correlate tissue biomarkers with diagnostic imaging results from positron emission tomography (PET) scans taken with [18F]AldoView.

We are seeking candidates with a background in pharmacology, experience in pathology and a strong interest in translational imaging, who are self-motivated, able to work independently, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. The candidate will be expected to work in close collaboration with the current team members at UCL and partner institutions.

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/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

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