Overview
Research Associate – INTERNAL ONLY – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY
About Us
Applications are invited for a Research Associate position to work for a 9-month contracted period on a Wellcome-Trust funded post.
The project will be based in the lab of Dr Elisabetta Brunello in the Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics which is located in the heart of London within King’s College London. It is part of the School of Basic & Biomedical Sciences which sits within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine that has a broad spectrum of research interests spanning fundamental biology, disease, and physiology.
We are based at the Guy’s Campus of King’s College London which is a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of world-class, research-intensive universities.
Our research addresses fundamental biological questions at the interface between the physical and biomedical sciences.
We develop and apply state-of-the-art biophysical techniques to study molecular and cellular processes in biology and medicine. The Centre is internationally recognised, helping us to foster cross-organisational collaborations and attract the best emerging and established talent from across the globe.
About The Role
The successful candidate will measure the conformation of myosin motors in heart muscle cells in conditions close to those in diastole and systole in the heartbeat, and the effects on those conformations of the myosin inhibitor Mavacamten, which is used to treat some forms of heart disease. The overall aim is to improve our understanding of the structural basis of force generation by myosin in the heart, its regulation, and its modulation by drugs for the treatment of heart disease.
For more details on the project, or questions about the application, please contact Elisabetta.brunello@kcl.ac.uk
This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30/06/2026.
Start date no sooner than 1st October 2025.
This role is based on-site within a laboratory.
Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.
