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
Postdoctoral Fellow - Priya Lab
Details of the role: Fixed term for 4 years, full-time. The position is offered for 4 years but can be extended for a further 2 years (6 years in total).
Application closing date:
Please note this is a rolling advert with no specific closing date. Applications will be considered as they arrive and will close once the position is filled. However, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
About the role
Our lab aims to understand how functional organs are built during embryonic development, an important problem in biology with implications for tissue engineering and birth defects. We study the developing zebrafish heart, which allows advanced optical, genetic, and biophysical manipulation. Using a systems biology approach, we integrate tissue mechanics, developmental genetics, transcriptomics, biophysics, and theoretical modelling to study how complex organs like the heart form in living embryos.
We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow interested in combining interdisciplinary approaches with excellent tractability of the zebrafish heart to study a long-standing problem – how organ form and function emerge during development. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong background in advanced imaging, quantitative image analysis, and/or tissue morphogenesis and mechanics. If you are excited by the prospect of tackling fundamental biological questions in a collaborative and innovative environment, we encourage you to apply.
The position is offered for 4 years but can be extended for a further 2 years (6 years in total).
What you will be doing
By combining the unique strengths of zebrafish models with interdisciplinary approaches, we aim to address several fundamental questions in tissue and organ biology, including:
In this role, you will focus on one of these research areas, using advanced microscopy, image analysis, genetic and optical perturbations, and biophysical approaches. You will also collaborate closely with theoreticians.
The precise scope and objectives of the project will be tailored to your background and research interests.
About you
You will bring
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Our values
Everyone who works at the Crick has a valuable role to play in advancing the Crick’s mission and shaping our culture!
At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email weronika.kucala@crick.ac.uk
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What will you receive?
At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development:
Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.
The Crick is a distinctive biomedical research institute. We’re committed to advancing, promoting, and sharing understanding of human health and disease. We do that by attracting talented and ambitious people from all disciplines and backgrounds and giving them the support and freedom they need to succeed.
Inside the Crick, you’ll discover scientists working to stretch the very limits of what we know about how life works. Their research holds the key to answering fundamental questions about human health and disease. Our bold and innovative research projects bring together scientists and technicians from all disciplines in the pursuit of discovery without boundaries.
With the support of our partners, we’re bridging the gap between discovery and application to help change lives for the better. And through our dynamic structure, we’re able to develop the science leaders of tomorrow.
That’s our bold idea, tell us yours.
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