Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Vacancy Reference Number

TEESNHCPD

Closing Date

30 Jun 2019

Salary

£31-£37

Address

National Horizons Centre Darlington DL11HG

Duration

12 months

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (SSED) NATIONAL HORIZONS CENTRE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST SALARY RANGE £31 - £37K

Teesside University is a vibrant, modern University in the North-East of England with a reputation for academic excellence and for an outstanding and stimulating student and learning experience. There is a commitment to investment in our campus and facilities with £270M spent in the last five years and £300M to be spent over the next ten years.

The School of Science, Engineering and Design has over 1000 students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate bioscience related courses with 32 academic staff directly associated with biosciences. The University has recently commissioned the National Horizons Centre (NHC), a new £22M purpose built biosciences research, education and training facility. Located in Central Park, Darlington it is five minutes from Darlington railway station and adjacent to the CPI National Biologics Manufacturing Centre and Teesside University’s Centre for Professional Executive Development.

The principal research platforms supported by the NHC are biomedicine, bioinformatics, bioprocessing, bio-imaging and bioanalytical science. We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to work in the Bioanalytical Laboratory within our recently commissioned National Horizons Centre. The laboratory is well equipped with five mass spectrometers and five UPLC systems including QQQ, Q-TOF and mobility enabled instruments.

Work will focus initially on protein identification and quantitation projects, (including post-translational modifications), employing label free, labelled, and targeted (MRM) approaches. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the development of novel mass spectrometric methods based on cyclic ion mobility approaches. You will be encouraged to play an active role in the future direction and development of the Centre, and will have the opportunity to publish in high-quality journals, present your work at scientific conferences, and attend training courses.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in biochemistry (or other relevant discipline) with a strong analytical focus, and significant experience in biomolecule analysis by LC-MS/MS, ideally using Waters mass spectrometers. Experience in the analysis of proteins by mass spectrometry would be an advantage. Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail are also important. The post would be for 12 months in the first instance with the potential for extension.

More information may be obtained from: - Professor Jim Scrivens (j.scrivens@tees .ac.uk)

Further Information

www.tees.ac.uk

Contact Details

Professor Jim Scrivens
j.scrivens@tees.ac.uk
07801321528