Postdoctoral Research Assistant, London, UK

Added via NatureJobs. The William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) is based within the John Vane Science Centre on the Charterhouse Square Campus of Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, within Queen Mary University of London.

The successful applicant will co-ordinate and drive a research project investigating the role of imprinted genes in maternal endocrine adaptations to pregnancy. The project will integrate whole animal physiology and high-throughput gene expression analysis to identify novel roles for imprinted genes in endocrine pathways associated with pregnancy. They will drive research in this exciting new area that combines classical endocrine physiology with epigenetic gene control, by refining existing and developing new methodologies for the discovery of novel mechanisms of hormone regulation.

This full-time, three year post is on the Research salary scale Grade 4 (£30,805 – £36,182 per annum) and will form part of the research team of Dr. Marika Charalambous, to whom informal enquiries should be addressed: [email protected].

The deadline for applications is 30 March 2013. For more information and to apply please visit the vacancy advert below.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant