Postdoc – Human Embryo Development & Single-Cell Genomics

RFCSR; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cambridge invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research (LCTR). This full-time, fixed-term three-year role focuses on human embryo development, lineage specification, and cutting-edge single-cell analyses to advance stem cell models and implantation research.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant field and possess strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant subject area.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with single-cell molecular analysis or stem cell models.

Responsibilities

• Develop pioneering research projects in human embryo development.
• Characterize early lineage specification in human embryos and post-implantation stages.
• Apply single-cell analysis, imaging, and functional genomics techniques.
• Develop robust implantation and stem cell models for developmental studies.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams within a dynamic research environment.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Single-cell analysis

Imaging

Functional genomics

Stem cell models

Education

PhD in a relevant subject area

Job description

University of Cambridge invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research (LCTR). This full-time, fixed-term three-year role focuses on human embryo development, lineage specification, and cutting-edge single-cell analyses to advance stem cell models and implantation research.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant field and possess strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.