An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a General Laboratory Technician to join the National Phenome Centre (NPC) based at Imperial College London. The Centre undertakes metabolic phenotyping from a diverse portfolio of research collaborations spanning clinical medicine to large-scale population health studies from within Imperial and beyond. The NPC specialises in state-of-the-art targeted and untargeted approaches using a combination of NMR, chromatographic and MS technologies alongside innovative informatics approaches. With a key focus on building strong research collaborations, identifying biologically and clinically relevant biomarkers, and developing innovative technological and bioinformatics approaches required for the analysis of “big data”, this is an exciting role within a highly motivated and supportive team.

The Centre, in operation since June 2012 (previously as the National Phenome and Clinical Phenotyping Centres), provides high-throughput, high-quality analysis of samples and engages in academic and industrial collaborations for projects requiring complex data analysis and interpretation across a wide range of research areas. It is a national resource to enable researchers (academic and commercial) to have access to state-of-the-art NMR and MS facilities and expertise at Imperial to undertake this work.

The post-holder will form part of a team ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Mass Spectrometry facility and supporting the NMR and Proteomics Teams of the National Phenome Centre (NPC) at the Hammersmith campus.

The postholder will work closely with the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Technicians and Manager in providing assistance with day-to-day co-ordination, running and maintaining the laboratory instruments (reagent preparation, replacing solvents, equipment calibration and maintenance). They will be involved in the general upkeep of the laboratory environment, ordering, and assistance with general duties. This post will also involve some data entry duties.

Have previous laboratory experienceExperience with biological safety and principles of risk assessment
The opportunity to develop new skills in mass spectrometry. The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 38 days off a year)