Senior Research Technician in West Yorkshire

Are you an experienced research technician looking for a new contract role which will give you great experience in a highly innovative lab?

Job Title: Senior Research Technician - Tissue Culture or Oral Microbiology

Type: Temporary 3 months with a possible view to extension or permanent

Salary: £28,000 – 34,000 per annum- dependent on experience

Location: West Yorkshire, England

SRG are currently working with a very well-established organisation responsible for independent research and education of future scientists.

The successful candidate will support with innovative research and also work closely with the lab team to deliver world class training, whilst maintaining a good working knowledge of laboratory health and safety policy and overseeing the maintenance of all research equipment and service contracts.

Role:

Responsible for supporting the delivery of core activities for basic, clinical and applied research in oral biology, using a range of tissue culture or microbiological approaches.

Specific techniques involved could include:

• Basic and Advanced Microbiology techniques
• Biofilm growth and characterisation
• Mammalian cell culture
• Molecular biology including RTPCR, 16SrRNA sequencing and metagenomics
• Clinical studies
• Functional and/or biochemical assays, ELISA etc
• Imaging (e.g. SEM, CLSM)

Essential Requirements:

• A degree in microbiological/biological science and substantial relevant laboratory-based experience in microbiology/biology or a related scientific discipline.
• Research experience of oral microbiology, anaerobic microbiology, immunological analyses and cell culture.
• Research experience of human cell culture, including cell lines and primary cell cultures and stable transfection.
• Experience of working with analytical instrumentation.

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