Overview
Brain Bank Medico-legal Technician – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us
The School of Neuroscience is UK’s 2nd largest Neuroscience school with over 500 researcher and 200 PhD students. It is one of three schools at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. We are ranked 4th in the world for the total number of publications in neuroscience, 4th for the number of publication outputs in top 5% citations in neuroscience, and 4th for top 5% citations in neurology.
Our academic and research staff are integral to our school. Their work is supported by a group of Professional Services staff members within the departments as well as at the school level. We support staff members requiring flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments. Upon consultation at the points of recruitment and onboarding, we will strive to provide the best adjustments for you.
We strongly encourage our staff to dedicate time to their professional development through training courses and participation in working groups and networks. We also encourage our staff to seek mentoring outside their direct line management. Mentoring, both via formal and informal arrangements, allows individuals to fully explore their career situation and development. Our weekly school circular regularly captures and promotes opportunities open to all staff.
About the role
The role is based within the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank and involves assisting in all aspects of office and laboratory work in relation to medico-legal brain assessment, preservation and tissue donation for research. This will include liaison with HM Coroner officers, funeral directors, mortuaries and King’s College Hospital Neuropathology lab to facilitate timely and sensitive acceptance and transfer of tissue.
Experience in post-mortem tissue preservation and processing is essential.
The post will also involve general laboratory duties to assist the neuropathology team, help process tissue requests for external users and maintain consumable stocks. There will also be an opportunity to be involved in research projects within the lab.
This is a full time (35 hours per week) but could be offered as a 60/40% job share, and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 6 months.
Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers , applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Expertise in preservation and processing of human tissue for research and diagnostic techniques
- Experience in documentation of tissue sample transfer
- Experience in liaising with HM Coroner, Mortuaries and Neuropathology teams
- Knowledge of the Human Tissue Act
- Laboratory management/health and safety knowledge
- Experience in neuroscience/neurodegeneration research
- Ability to interact with a wide range of persons
- Microsoft Office expertise
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
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