Research Associate, Brain Organoids & Organ-on-Chip

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 51 000 - 59 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

State-of-the-art facilities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Résumé du poste

Imperial College London in London invites applications for a Research Associate in Brain Organoids and Organ-on-Chip Platforms. You will lead the biological arm of a programme combining semiconductor-based lab-on-chip technology with human brain organoids.

You will establish brain organoid cultures and work with engineers to integrate organoids onto chip platforms. The role offers access to world‑class facilities, opportunities to co‑author papers, and to contribute to cutting‑edge

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience culturing human pluripotent stem cells and creating 3D neural models.
• Ability to characterise organoids using imaging, immunostaining and gene expression assays.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team with engineers and device physicists.

Responsabilités

• Generate and maintain brain organoids with reproducible QC.
• Characterise organoids with imaging, immunostaining and functional assays.
• Collaborate with engineers to design biocompatible chip interfaces for long-term culture.
• Test and validate device performance with living tissue and feed results back to design.
• Analyse data, write papers and present at conferences.
• Train and supervise PhD and MSc students in cell culture methods.
• Contribute to grant applications and collaborations.

Connaissances

Stem cell culture

Neural models

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Formation

PhD in stem cells

Description du poste

Imperial College London in London invites applications for a Research Associate in Brain Organoids and Organ-on-Chip Platforms. You will lead the biological arm of a programme combining semiconductor-based lab-on-chip technology with human brain organoids.

You will establish brain organoid cultures and work with engineers to integrate organoids onto chip platforms. The role offers access to world‑class facilities, opportunities to co‑author papers, and to contribute to cutting‑edge