Post-doc post - Newcastle
Research Associate, Institute of Cellular Medicine, £21,461 - £31,525
Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine
Newcastle University is a centre of excellence in clinical and translational research, and has close link with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Faculty of Medical Sciences has achieved the highest grades of 5 and 5* by national and international assessors in the most recent RAE 2001. The purpose-built £4.5 million Clinical Research Facility, a joint venture of the university and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is equipped with state-of the-art facilities and is well-placed to promote bench-to bedside translational research.
This exciting post, funded by the faculty, for a duration of 2 years, is available to develop research into the role of regulatory T cells in clinical autoimmune diseases. In our department, we have assessed to several well characterised patient cohorts including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), psoriatic arthritis and spondylo-arthropathy, early rheumatoid arthritis, sjogren’s syndrome as well as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), a condition with organ-specific autoimmunity and is linked to targeted mutation of the AIRE gene. Successful applicant will be expected to lead research into the role of regulatory T cells in mediating both systemic and organ-specific autoimmune processes and to establish projects into the role of cellular interaction of regulatory T cells with parenchymal and other non-immune cells in end-organ tissue damage.
A PhD in relevant subject is required. Experience in cellular immunology and immunohistochemistry will be an advantage but not essential. Starting salary is £24,161 – 31,525 p.a. depending on skills and experience.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr. Fai Ng, Tel: +44-(191)-2228125 or e-mail: Wan-fai.Ng@ncl.ac.uk.
Closing date: 23 October 2006
Job Ref: A764R
To apply for this position, you should submit your written application, including a CV giving full details of your qualifications and experience plus names and contact details of two referees to Dr Wan-Fai Ng, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Research Group, Catherine Cookson Building, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH.
For further information: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy.phtml?ref=A764R