Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS)
A Research Assistant or Research Associate position is available in the group of Prof. Walid T. Khaled at the Department of Pharmacology and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.. The laboratory is co-leading the NMGN Mouse Ageing Cluster, a project combining longitudinal phenotypic measures with terminal multiomics on a large cohort of individuals (https://www.wtklab.com/ageing-cluster-nmgn). A portion of the 13,000 bio-banked samples will undergo spatial transcriptomics and single-nucleus RNA-seq, with possible additions including polysome profiling, long-read methylation, or proteomics. This project aims to provide a foundational resource for the community and to help uncover how the molecular changes of ageing lead to diverse pathologies and functional decline across the body.
Requirements
To deliver on this exciting project the team is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Research Associate (Postdoc) OR Research Assistant eager to lead the computational analysis and pipeline development. Working closely with ageing biologists and other specialists, you will be responsible for aspects of the experimental design and interpretation of the results, as well as presenting the data and communicating with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in analysing spatial and/or single cell transcriptomics data as well as experience of integrating multimodal datasets. In addition, for this role we are also keen to hear from recent graduates (BSc or MSc level) in Mathematics or Physics particularly if they are interested in applying their analytical skills to tackling biological problems. However, it is important that you have a strong background in statistics and advanced knowledge of R or Python for this role.