Research Technician in Human Islet Isolation

**Grade 05S:** **£ 30,259 - £35,466 per annum including the Oxford University
Weighting of £1,500 per annum**



**Location: OCDEM – Churchill Hospital site (working arrangements are fully
onsite)**



**Contract type: Fixed term until 31 August 2025

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**Hours: Full-time**





**About the role**



We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Technician to be based in the
Human Islet Isolation Facility at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes,
Endocrinology, and Metabolism (OCDEM), Churchill Hospital. The Islet Facility
operates as part of the NHS commissioned UK Nationwide Human Islet Isolation
programme, producing GMP grade human islets for transplantation, under
regulation of the Human Tissue Authority (HTA). In addition to taking part in
human pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation, there will be an
opportunity to carry out research under the supervision of a senior scientist.
The Group’s translational research has the overall aim of optimising islet
isolation and transplantation to reach our ultimate goal of reversing diabetes
in children soon after diagnosis. The cutting-edge bench-to-bedside research
have resulted in the Oxford Islet Transplant Research Group holding
international standing amongst the islet isolation and transplantation
communities. Funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) the
successful candidate will also take responsibility for distributing research
grade islets to scientists researching type 1 diabetes, in addition to
improving, maintaining and updating the islet database to ensure equitable
distribution of research islets, whilst recording disposal of islet
preparations in accordance with HTA requirements.





**About you**



You need to be able to work well in a team, communicate effectively, carry out
tasks with accuracy, and take a flexible approach to your workload.
Willingness to participate in an out of hours on-call rota is essential for
this role.



This full-time post is available immediately and is fixed-term until 31 August
2025 in the first instance. Informal enquires are welcome, and should be
addressed to Dr Rebecca Spiers, tel: 01865 857507 or email:
rebecca.spiers@nds.ox.ac.uk





**Application Process**



Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to
upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection
criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees
as part of your online application. Please quote reference NDSA867 on all
correspondence.



Only applications received before noon Thursday 24th October 2024 can be
considered.





Interviews will be held on the morning of Thursday 7th November 2024.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**