Research Assistant
On site
London, United Kingdom
£ 38,483 / year
Full Time
26-03-2025
Job Specifications
Opportunity ID
5443
Faculty
Science & Engineering
Location
QM London
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Duration
1 year
Working Patterns
Full Time
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
1.00
Working Hours (Per Week)
35.00
Salary Range
£37,889 - £38,483 per annum
Job Pack
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Contact Details
Name: Dr. Christopher Chapman - Lecturer In Bioengineering
Email: christopher.chapman@qmul.ac.uk
About The Role
About the Role
This role is focused on the development of a clinical pilot study to measure the electrical properties of glioblastoma (brain cancer) as part of the project “Development Of Multimodal Tumour Margin Detection Paradigm For Use In Neurosurgical Oncology”. In this role, you will work closely with the clinical project lead (Prof. Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos) and the engineering project lead (Dr. Christopher Chapman) to develop a clinically viable protocol to measure electrical properties of brain tissue pre glioblastoma resection surgery.
This Will Involve
Evaluating and optimizing electrical testing paradigms with clinical standard electrode arrays
Driving patient and public interaction (PPI) through dissemination of surveys and conducing focus groups
Development and submission of ethics plan to enable roll out of pilot study
About You
The ideal candidate for this role will have an MEng/MSc/MRes level qualification in either biomedical sciences / biomedical engineering or a clinical facing background (neuroscience / psychology / population health). The candidate must have a willingness to learn both the engineering and clinical aspects of this project to drive forward the translation of engineering technology into clinical use. Applications are particularly welcomed by candidates with previous experience in developing surveys, running focus groups, or engaging with clinical ethics.
About The School/Department/Institute/Project
As part of this project, you will have access to laboratory facilities in the School of Engineering and Materials Science and Blizard Institute along with clinical experience at The Royal London Hospital.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Closing Date
02/04/2025, 23:55
About the Company
The School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London is a business school with a difference. We place great emphasis on the connections between business and society. We are not only a school with a strong commitment to the highest quality of research and outstanding teaching, but we are also proud of our reputation as a socially-engaged management school, with an innovative, multidisciplinary, mindful and responsible approach to business and management. Know more
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