Research Assistant/Associate
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
- Institution
- Newcastle University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position type
- Research Assistant
- Subject area
- Chemistry
- Salary
- GBP 33951.00–37964.00 YEAR
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.
Salary
Research Assistant: £33,951 to £35,608 per annum.
Research Associate: £36,636 to £37,694 per annum.
The Role
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant or Associate in New High Performance Bioinks for 3D Extrusion Bioprinting to work under the supervision of Prof David Fulton for a period of up to 6 months. You will join a diverse community of colleagues based in Newcastle in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The post is part of an awarded EPSRC grant to Newcastle University to develop new bioinks which possess both printability and biomimicry. These bioinks will be based upon Capsular antigen fragment 1 (Caf1), protein polymers produced by engineered bacteria which are unrivalled mimics of natural extracellular matrix. Preliminary work from our labs indicate that Caf1 hydrogels also possess encouraging levels of printability. Applicants should possess (or have submitted) a PhD or equivalent with experience suitable to the project e.g. materials or chemistry, with a proven record of achievement and a creative approach to solving problems. Experience with circular dichroism spectroscopy and synthetic polymer chemistry would be advantageous. For further reading, see Biomater. Sci. 2023, 11, 7229-7246; Macromol. Biosci. 2022, 22, 2200134; Biomater. Sci., 2021, 9, 2542-2552; Chem, 2020, 6, 3132-3151.
This position is available from 1st October 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and is full-time (37 hours per week) on a fixed-term basis until 31st March 2027.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof David Fulton via email: david.fulton@ncl.ac.uk.
For more information about the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences and our research, please click here.
Find out more about the Science, Engineering and Agriculture Faculty here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/.
Contact for the post is david.fulton@ncl.ac.uk.
Duration of post is until 31st March 2027.
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