Microbiome Technician (PEARL-AGE)
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Microbiome Technician (PEARL-AGE)
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] – Norwich, UK
Salary: £25,315 to £30,875 per annum | Contract: 12 months, full-time
The role
This is an ERC-funded position about large longitudinal studies running at the Quadram Institute, the leading centre in the UK for the study of interactions of the gut microbiota and the host.
Join a technical support team and be responsible for oversight and project management for the PEARL-AGE study, and conducting and coordinating recruitment activities of the study.
The Microbiome Technician will be mostly responsible for drafting, revising and submitting ethics applications/amendments, obtaining the human samples (e.g. preparing and processing of the Risk Assessment documents, consultation with the patients, transfer of the samples, coordinating with the technical support team and Endoscopy Facility in Quadram Institute). The Microbiome Technician will be key to ensuring the laboratory support provided to these studies operates safely and efficiently by maintaining stock control, running quality control and assurance procedures and following local health and safety policies.
The ideal candidate
- Interest in human microbiome
- Experience in preparation of SOPs, COSHH and Risk Assessment
- Isolation of DNA from human samples
- Wetlab skills preferred but not essential
Additional information
Salary on appointment will be within the range £25,315 to £30,875 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post initially for a contract up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
All applicants should include a CV and one page of covering letter, providing details of their motivation, suitability and ideas in building and accompanying a new human cohort study until 10th November 2021.
Further information and details of how to apply can be found here or contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1003953.
Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide Tier 2 visa sponsorship.
About the Quadram Institute
The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between [Employer hidden], the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.