Research Assistant – Tuberculosis vaccine group

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join the pre-
clinical team, working closely with a post-doctoral research scientist. The
preclinical team, led by Dr Elena Stylianou, focuses on the construction and
testing of novel vaccines and evaluating new anti-mycobacterial drugs to
improve treatment outcomes. This position will involve evaluating novel
vaccine candidates and drugs using _in vivo_ models. The role will also
include supporting the general program of research within the pre-clinical
team.





You will work in Containment level 2 and 3 facilities to assist with murine
immunogenicity experiments, murine aerosol challenge experiments,
administration of vaccines and drugs, monitoring of in vivo, collection and
processing of samples, etc. You will be involved in setting up assays to
assess immune responses and determine the efficacy of vaccines and drugs. You
will be tasked with providing administrative laboratory support that will
include maintaining all study-related laboratory and in vivo experiment
documentation, sample inventories, and reagent information. You will also be
responsible for ensuring that work in the laboratory is conducted safely and
that work is undertaken using appropriate safety procedures and in the
dedicated areas.





To be successful in this role, you will hold a BSc in a relevant biological
subject and have previous laboratory experience. You will have previous
experience _in vivo_ work and be able to follow and understand the importance
of standard operating procedures. You will also be able to organise your work
and work independently and with minimum supervision and have good
interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team. Good written and oral
communication skills and excellent attention to detail are also essential for
this role.





Applications for this vacancy should be made online, and you will need to
upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain
how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of
your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and
supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later
date.



This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract until 1 March 2028
and is funded by INEOS.





Only applications received before 12 midday on Thursday, 5 June 2025 will be
considered. Please quote **179133** on all correspondence.