Axel Behrens Lab

This is a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover position for 6-8 months on Crick Terms and Conditions of Employment.

Salary between £32,000 – £40,000 per annum, subject to skills & experience.

Context

The Francis Crick institute (the Crick) is a partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK), the Wellcome Trust, University College London (UCL), Imperial College London and King’s College London. It is a registered charity whose purpose is to conduct biomedical research into all aspects of human health and disease.

The institute will be a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation. It will promote connections between researchers and disciplines and between academic institutions, healthcare organisations and businesses. Dedicated to research excellence, the institute will have the scale, vision and expertise to tackle the most challenging scientific questions underpinning health and disease. It will be world-class with a strong national role —training scientists and developing ideas for public good. Due to open in November 2015, The Crick will be located in a new, purpose built research centre in central London (Brill Place next to St. Pancras International) and will house some 1,250 researchers and 250 support staff.

This role focuses on scientific writing. You will provide comprehensive support and expert assistance to the Laboratory Head and members of the group in manuscript and thesis writing, grant applications and presentations. This role is based at the Francis Crick laboratories in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn.

Organisation

Applications are invited for a Senior Laboratory Research Scientist – Scientific Writer position in the laboratory of Axel Behrens. The Behrens lab focuses on the biology of stem cells and cancer (https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/researchers-a-c/axel-behrens/).

Objectives

As a Scientific Writer you will provide comprehensive support and expert assistance to the Laboratory Head and members of the group in manuscript and thesis writing, grant applications and presentations. You will also be required to facilitate the research activities of the laboratory through practical assistance, scientific discussion and critical data analysis.

With a sound knowledge of current scientific literature, you be involved in writing, correcting, reviewing and editing scientific texts, such as project proposals, institutional reports and grant applications, and preparation of scientific illustrations using Graphics software (e.g. Adobe Illustrator).

Person Specification

The post holder should embody and demonstrate our core Crick values: Bold, Imaginative, Open, Dynamic and Collegial, in addition to the following:

Essential
• PhD in molecular biology
• Proven experience in scientific writing
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
• An interest in the work of the Mammalian Genetics Laboratory and the field of stem cells and cancer

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and covering letter, explaining your motivation and suitability for this role including details of your current salary, to Axel Behrens via jobs@crick.ac.uk and quoting ‘Senior Laboratory Research Scientist – Axel Behrens – REF 392’ in the subject line.

The closing date for applications is Friday 14 August 2015 at 5pm.

For any questions relating to this role, please contact either Axel Behrens, Group Leader via axel.behrens@crick.ac.uk or Nicola Texeira, Resourcing Advisor via jobs@crick.ac.uk

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