- Job Title
- Research Scientist
- Post Number
- 1004823
- Closing Date
- 19 Jan 2025
- Grade
- SC6
- Starting Salary
- Salary: £36,720 - £39,750
- Hours per week
- 37
- Expected/Ideal Start Date
- 03 Feb 2025
- Months Duration
- 38
Job Description
Main Purpose of the Job
The main purpose of the job is to provide support to the Beraza Lab research focused on defining the mechanisms underlying the influence of foods in the liver-gut-microbiome axis throughout life.
The appointed post is expected to provide expertise and support in:
• Design, undertake and supervise complex experimental in vivo work.
• Design and perform in vitro work independently.
• Competency in flow cytometry; experimental and analysis.
• Competency in molecular biology techniques.
• Data analysis, preparation and writing of research manuscripts.
• Contribute to grant preparation and writing.
• Training and supervision of students.
Key Relationships
Beraza has collaborations across the NRP; UEA (Rushworth; host responses to infection in vivo), EI (Macaulay; single cell sequencing) and NNUH (Rushbrook; liver disease patients’ biopsies).
Beraza collaborates with groups across UK, Spain and Brazil. The post holder will have the opportunity to work with these groups and create new links that will benefit their career progression.
Main Activities & Responsibilities
- Sample analysis using molecular and cell biology methodologies and data processing
- Perform and supervise in vivo studies and tissue processing
- Ensure research and record keeping is carried out in accordance with good practice, Scientific Integrity and in compliance with local policies and any legal requirements
- Training and supervision of students.
- Data analysis, preparation and writing of research manuscripts.
- As agreed with line manager, any other duties commensurate with the nature of the role
Person Profile
Education & Qualifications
- Requirement
- Importance
- Home Office Personal License
- Essential
- PhD in Biology
- Essential
Specialist Knowledge & Skills
- Requirement
- Importance
- Competent in molecular biology techniques
- Essential
- Data analysis and processing
- Essential
- Competent in performing In vivo studies
- Essential
Relevant Experience
- Requirement
- Importance
- Perform in vivo studies indepently
- Essential
- Perform in vitro work indepedently
- Essential
- Experience in preparation of manuscripts
- Essential
- Data analysis and processing
- Essential
- Experience in supervising students
- Essential
- Experience in high throughput techniques
- Desirable
- Experience in human samples handling and processing
- Desirable
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
- Requirement
- Importance
- Well organised with attention to detail and accuracy
- Essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Essential
- Flexible and responsive approach to tasks
- Essential
- Ability to prioritise in order to meet the needs of the group
- Essential
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Essential
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, using initiative and applying problem solving skills
- Essential
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as part of a team
- Essential
Additional Requirements
- Requirement
- Importance
- Attention to detail
- Essential
- Willingness to embrace the expected values and behaviours of all staff at the Institute, ensuring it is a great place to work
- Essential
- Able to present a positive image of self and the Institute, promoting both the international reputation and public engagement aims of the Institute
- Essential
- Willingness to work outside standard working hours when required
- Essential
- Promotes equality and values diversity
- Essential
Who We Are
Quadram Institute Bioscience
The Quadram Institute is at the forefront of a new interface between food science, gut biology and health, developing solutions to worldwide challenges in food-related disease and human health.
We are engaged in fundamental and translational food and health research, alongside clinical studies, endoscopy and industry, working together to become a leading international hub for food and health research, combining scientific excellence and clinical expertise, delivering impacts on patient care and accelerating innovation.
The Quadram Institute is a diverse and multicultural scientific community. We thrive on our international and European links, appointing staff from across the world. Any candidate who would like further information on current or anticipated immigration requirements can contact the HR Team on +44 (0)1603 450888 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk.
For more information about working at Quadram Institute Bioscience, please click here.
Department
Food, Microbiome and Health
Group Details
The Beraza lab is a dynamic research group focused on defining the mechanisms mediating the gut-microbiome-liver axis during health and disease.
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Research Scientist
Applications are invited for a Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Naiara Beraza in the Food, Microbiome, and Health programme at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.
Background:
The Beraza Lab research focuses on investigating the mechanisms mediating the gut-microbiome-liver axis with a focus on host metabolic and immune functions.
The successful candidate will be involved and contribute to different projects established in the Beraza lab focused on understanding food and gut-microbes-liver interactions.
The role:
The main purpose of the job is to provide support to the Beraza Lab research focused on defining the mechanisms underlying the influence of foods in the liver-gut-microbiome axis throughout life.
The appointed post is expected to provide expertise and support in:
• Design, undertake and supervise complex experimental in vivo work.
• Design and perform in vitro work independently.
• Competency in flow cytometry; experimental and analysis.
• Competency in molecular biology techniques.
• Data analysis, preparation and writing of research manuscripts.
• Contribute to grant preparation and writing.
• Training and supervision of students.
The candidate will also have access to training opportunities within the Norwich Research Park to develop their laboratory and analytical skills.
The ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Biology, competency and experience in animal handling and in vivo experiments, and holds a Home Office Personal License or equivalent.
The post holder will have proven competency on molecular and cell biology methodologies including nucleic acid and protein extraction and further analysis by PCR, qPCR, immunoblotting, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and microscopy. They will also have experience in the preparation of manuscripts and supervising students.
Experience in high throughput techniques like single cell sequencing is highly desirable, as are excellent record keeping and time management skills.
Additional information:
Salary on appointment will be within the range £36,720 to £39,750 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on a fixed term contract basis to 31 March 2028.
This role meets the criteria for a visa application, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please contact the Human Resources Team if you have any questions regarding your application or visa options.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
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 Quadram Institute Bioscience, 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. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).
The closing date for applications will be 19 January 2025
The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.