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About the role
University of Leicester are seeking an Associate Professor to join the Department of Respiratory Sciences to support their delivery of high-quality research and teaching, with a focus on respiratory pathogens and infection. They particularly encourage applications from specialists in virology. The successful candidate will have an interest in the broad areas of respiratory infections including, but not limited to, the interaction between pathogens and the host using different modelling strategies (i.e., cell-based or preclinical approaches), translational applications and analysis of omics data. This post is to support the objectives of the recently awarded NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (£26M) Respiratory and Infection theme. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and clinicians in the Department of Respiratory Sciences & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, which has a national and international reputation in translational respiratory research.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to, and develop where appropriate, teaching (microbiology and immunology) and research programmes to support these areas within the College of Life Sciences, and associated research groups such as those led by the Department (Fibrosis, Sarcopenia, Population Health), the Leicester Institute for Precision Health, and the Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Diseases Centre.

At the heart of the UK, the University of Leicester is one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 30 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022.

About the role
University of Leicester are seeking an Associate Professor to join the Department of Respiratory Sciences to support their delivery of high-quality research and teaching, with a particular focus on respiratory immunology. They are looking for a highly motivated candidate in the field of respiratory diseases. The successful candidate will have an interest in the broad areas of respiratory immunology including, but not limited to, the study of immune cells (antigen presenting cells, Innate Lymphoid cells, T Lymphocytes) and their interaction with lung structural cells. The successful candidate will investigate fundamental mechanisms underlying respiratory diseases and use and/or establish different modelling strategies (i.e., cell-based or preclinical approaches) to translate findings to the clinic. This post is to support the objectives of the recently awarded NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (£26M) Respiratory and Infection theme. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and clinicians in the Department of Respiratory Sciences & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, which has a national and international reputation in translational respiratory research. 

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to, and develop where appropriate, teaching (microbiology and immunology) and research programmes to support these areas within the College of Life Sciences, and associated research groups such as those led by the Department (Fibrosis, Sarcopenia, Population Health), the Leicester Institute for Precision Health, and the Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Diseases Centre.

At the heart of the UK, the University of Leicester is one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 30 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022. 

The Lloyd lab at Imperial College London, funded by the Wellcome Trust, has embarked on a multidisciplinary project to investigate neuro-immune-stromal interactions in response to environmental change, and how this drives allergic airway inflammation and remodelling.
They use patient samples and neonatal/adult allergic airway mouse models to determine immune-neuro interactions and assess their impact on disease progression, pathology, and lung function.
To fully comprehend the complex interactions between the different cellular compartments in lungs, they are looking for an individual to develop and drive the integration of advanced imaging technologies and spatial transcriptomics. Data analysis will be a key component of this project and therefore a keen interest in mining complex data sets will be essential.
The successful candidate will have a PhD in a related discipline and be technically proficient in a range of laboratory skills, have the ambition and drive to succeed.

They are keen to hear from individuals with the following experience.

• Extensive Microscopy experience (Confocal, widefield, live cell imaging, intravital or IMC).
• Knowledge or experience of Second Harmonic Generation microscopy would be advantageous.
• Image Analysis and associated software including Image J, ICY, IMARIS, Huygens, Volocity, MCD, Cell Profiler, ilastik.
• Experience of single cell or bulk RNAseq, NGS, Spatial Transcriptomics or proteomics would be advantageous as would experience using R and/or python code for bioinformatics data analysis of multiplex datasets. Knowledge of MATLAB, Perl, CellPhoneDB, CellChat, NicheNet, Seurat.
• In vivo experience, preferably with a home office license - PIL A,B and C.

Details: 
UCC's core ambition is to develop more accessible vaccine technologies to address global vaccine equity issues. They are seeking a highly skilled and motivated experienced, immunology Research Assistant to join our vaccine research team. The successful candidate will join our SFI-funded Frontiers for the Future Award team. The primary objective of this research is to understand at the molecular, cellular and tissue level how the mucosal or skin immunization route modulates the breadth of immunity induced by an influenza vaccine in a large animal model. Outputs from this project will impact on the development of mucosal-targeting, thermostabilised, easy-to-administer human and veterinary vaccines in the future.

The successful candidate will perform and support research activities in this project. The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of expertise in examining vaccine-induced immune responses, using conventional immunology techniques. The scientist must have strong experience in isolating and culturing lymphocytes and examining humoral and cellular immune responses, preferably in both systemic and mucosal compartments. The scientist preferably has a proven immunology track record in supporting a vaccine development team focused on veterinary vaccine models and/or clinical trials. The candidate must also possess excellent motivation, communication, planning, organising, team working, practical, problem solving, and record-keeping skills. 

Criteria: 
Essential:

• A graduate qualification in a field of discipline relevant to the area of investigation i.e. BSc or MSc in life sciences (awarded).  
• Laboratory-based experience in veterinary or clinical trial assessment of vaccine-induced immunity.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent laboratory organisation experience and practices.
• Evidence of excellent organisational and communication skills.
• An ability to work independently to a tight schedule.
• Capability of working effectively within a team to achieve results.
• A clearly articulated motivation for the post.

Desirable: 

• Research experience in vaccine antigen production and/or virus production.
• High levels of initiative are encouraged.
• EU driving licence

The Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Physics and Astronomy in conjunction with BC Cancer Victoria, invite applications from external candidates for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in System-Based Approaches to Cancer Biology. This CRC recruitment is part of a broad strategy to expand and raise the profile of health research and strengthen partnerships at UVic. The successful applicant will be nominated by the University for a Tier 2 CRC and, upon approval by the CRC Secretariat, will then be offered a position at the rank of Assistant Professor eligible for tenure.

The BSI internship scheme offers three-month internships to graduates interested in exploring the career possibilities available within learned societies. The internship will allow you to learn more about the activities that the Society undertakes, with a particular focus on our public engagement work.  This internship scheme is open to candidates who are BBSRC-funded PhD students looking to undertake a ‘Professional Internship for PhD students (PIPS)’ as part of their Doctoral Training Programme within the life sciences. 

We are looking for graduates with good organisational skills who are willing to undertake a range of diverse tasks. During the three months of the internship you will be engaged in primarily helping the British Society for Immunology to drive forward our public engagement work, particularly around vaccines.  The exact project undertaken during the internship will depend on the individual candidate but will involve working with the BSI team to:

• Carry out a public engagement project with the help of staff, on a topic to be decided. This will require being able to translate complex immunology to be easily understood by a public audience.  The output of this project will be disseminated, as appropriate, to the public and BSI members, as well as leading partners and external organisations.
• Assist with additional activities that contribute to the overall running of the BSI. This could include activities such as supporting our in-house journal teams with their commissioning and marketing work, contributing to the BSI's wider communications and partnership work.