MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Plant Bioengineering
Salary: £42,694 plus London allowances £5,560 per annum*
Fixed term (3 Years)
London, UK
About us
The MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) is a biomedical research institute where scientists and clinicians collaborate to advance the understanding of biology and its application to medicine. LMS is one of three directly funded MRC research institutes and enjoy close links with our partners at Imperial College London and at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
About the role
Are you an experienced Plant Biologist? Sarkisyan lab is looking for a postdoctoral scientist to join the team as a Plant Bioengineer. We are a team of six based at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences. We love seeing our work going all the way from basic science discoveries to real‑life technology or a product. We are interested in understanding how to design plant responses and development, and in the next three years we aim to progress towards creating plants with various designer traits. In the last several years, we mainly worked on engineering bioluminescence in plants (https://light.bio/), and understanding structure–function relationship in proteins (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature17995). Our current focus is on applying synthetic biology to design plants with agricultural and aesthetic applications.
About You
You will need a PhD (or equivalent experience) and be a highly motivated and skilled individual with experience with plant tissue culture and plant transformation. You are expected to have one first‑author publication on plant biology in a peer‑reviewed journal. Programming skills and experience in DNA design and assembly are desirable.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement (30 days plus 2.5 privilege days & 8 bank holidays), family friendly policies (6 months full pay maternity & adoption leave), a range of shopping/travel discounts, access to our Employee Assistant Programme Scheme, Health and Wellbeing Support and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Please follow this link to find out more - Benefits
How to apply
For full details of this post and to complete an online application, visit MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Plant Bioengineering LMS 2770 - Medical Research Council and upload your CV, names and contacts of two scientific references along with a cover letter stating why you are applying for this role (providing evidence against the requirements of the job as per the job description and person specification). Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.
Please quote reference number LMS 2770
*Additional allowances comprise a £1,000 lump sum Settlement Allowance plus a yearly Training Allowance of £850 in the first year, paid in monthly instalments. The Training Allowance increases to £1,300 in year two and £1,800 in the third year.
This role qualifies for endorsement by UKRI for a UK Global Talent Visa, for which the successful applicant is likely to be eligible to apply. We will also reimburse the cost of visa application (terms and conditions apply).
Final appointment will be subject to pre‑employment screening
Please note that applications may be reviewed by both LMS and Imperial staff
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