Salary for this Role: From £45,500 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Priya Lab.
Reports to: Rashmi Priya.
Closing Date: 23.59 GMT (rolling advert; applications accepted until position filled).
About the role
Our lab aims to understand how functional organs are built during embryonic development, focusing on the developing zebrafish heart. We integrate tissue mechanics, developmental genetics, transcriptomics, biophysics, and theoretical modelling to study organ development.
What you will be doing
- Use advanced microscopy, genetic and optical perturbations, and biophysical approaches to investigate how mechanics, cell fate dynamics, and geometry interact during tissue patterning.
- Study 3D topological meshworks and their shaping, constraint, and canalization.
- Investigate nuclear integrity maintenance in a developing, beating heart.
- Explore physical principles of organ scaling and regeneration.
- Examine the role of bioelectricity and the interplay between mechanics and metabolism in heart morphogenesis.
- Collaborate closely with theoreticians to tailor research scope to your background and interests.
About you
- PhD in developmental biology, biophysics, cell biology (or final stages of PhD submission) with strong background in advanced imaging.
- Expertise in advanced confocal and/or light‑sheet imaging and quantitative image analysis.
- Excellent molecular biology skills.
- Strong interest and experience in interdisciplinary approaches.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.
Benefits
- Salary: £45,500+ benefits.
- 28 days annual leave plus extra days over Christmas and bank holidays.
- Defined contribution pension with employer contributions up to 16%.
- 24/7 GP consultation services, occupational health and mental health support programmes.
- Eye care vouchers and discounted healthcare plans.
- Back‑up care for dependents, childcare support allowance, annual leave purchase options.
- Discounted gym memberships, bike‑to‑work scheme, and shopping discounts.
- Subsidised on‑site restaurant and social spaces.
- Applicants will be eligible for sponsorship to work in the UK.
EEO Statement
We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident employer and commit to reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
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