16 Postdoctoral Fellowship at King’s College London, United Kingdom

The School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences and its Department of Infectious Diseases are internationally recognised for the broad spectrum of approaches they use to understand infectious diseases and improve health and well-being. The School and Department host world leaders in immunology, pathogen molecular biology, and host-pathogen interactions, encompassing a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and experience. The Department is based at the Guy’s campus, enabling strong connections with clinical units at the adjacent Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust. At Guy’s campus, King’s College London has a fully managed tissue culture, zebrafish, microscopy, and molecular biology facilities, which will be used in the project.

The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world.* The School was established in 1831 and has played an integral role in the life of King’s since the university was formed almost 200 years ago.

King’s has been in service to society since its foundation and we’re proud to continue that tradition to this day. Our research and teaching address some of the most pressing questions of our time relating to equality and human rights, the legal implications of climate change, globalisation, international relations, trade, competition and global finance, to name but a few. Members of The Dickson Poon School of Law advise governments, serve on commissions and public bodies and are seconded to national and international organisations, helping to shape policy and practice nationally and internationally.

A vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on a new R&D activity  developing and testing quantum sensor readout of Xe-based dark matter detectors has arisen at the Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics (EPAP) Group, Department of Physics, King’s College London.

We will welcome the successful candidate into the diverse Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics (EPAP) Group in the Department of Physics, King’s College London,  to undertake research investigations in collaboration with the members of the EPAP group, and with close links to the Biological Physics and Soft Matter group at King’s as well as with project partners at the University of Glasgow. We especially encourage applications from females, minority ethnic candidates and other groups who are under-represented in physics.

King’s College London is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities, founded within the tradition of the Church of England by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington who granted our royal charter in 1829.

King’s has a proud history of inspiring and supporting those who seek to solve the world’s most pressing problems. For almost 200 years, our community has been deeply rooted in the belief that learning and research should serve society.

This commitment to knowledge with purpose – using our expertise as a force for good – lies at the heart of our core mission at King’s. From research that led to the discovery of the structure of DNA, to developing life-changing therapies and making maths education available to underrepresented groups, we continue to have a transformational impact on society.

Fourteen people from King’s and its associated institutions have been awarded the  Nobel Prize, including  Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for his role in South Africa’s anti-apartheid campaign, and  Professor Michael Levitt for his joint work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.

Notable alumni include British sprinter and world-record holder  Dina Asher-Smith, biophysicist  Dr Rosalind Franklin, famous for her work in X-ray spectroscopy, and acclaimed children’s writer  Sir Michael Morpurgo.

The Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King’s is distinctive in representing exceptional strength in both the longer established disciplines (such as Philosophy, Classics, Theology, English, History, Languages, and Music) and world-leading quality in more recently established fields (such as Digital Humanities, Film, Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, and Culture, Media and Creative Industries).

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place.  Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King’s College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage.

King’s Business School is part of an internationally renowned university with a track record of pioneering thinking, and have the limitless energies of London’s businesses, policymakers, entrepreneurs and change-makers to draw on. This is an exciting place for collaboration and innovation that will help to make the world a better place.

You will be working with Dr Claudia Vecciolini, Professor Marcela Miozzo and Professor Damian Grimshaw on a research project under the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Productivity Institute. The team combines expertise from the Department of Strategy, International Management and Entrepreneurship (SIME) and the Department of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations at King’s Business School. We offer a friendly and collegial working environment with a strong research reputation in developing theory, methods, and knowledge to advance our understanding of business, innovation, and entrepreneurial activity.

The Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) at King’s College London (KCL) is looking for one highly enthusiastic research scientist to drive research projects.

We are pleased to invite applications for a two-year John Clitherow Fellowship. This generously funded opportunity is made possible by a bequest from the late John Clitherow and has been designed to enable a final year PhD student within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre to increase the impact of their PhD and develop their next career steps post-viva.

The Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) at King’s College London (KCL) is looking for one highly enthusiastic research scientists to drive collaborative research projects in the laboratory of Prof. Tony Ng, Head of Richard Dimbleby Laboratory of Cancer Research.

The postholder will be part of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)-KCL Translational Oncology Research Hub, an exclusive research collaboration between GSK and the CCC at KCL. This partnership aims to create a personalised strategy for patients at high risk of recurrence by monitoring for dynamic biomarkers that can predict resistance during treatment or recurrence in the post-treatment phase:  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/17/gsk-teams-with-kings-college-to-use-ai-to-fight-cancer?bingParse.

Recently re-founded, the Department of Engineering is rapidly expanding into a world-class research and teaching department. Research currently focuses on robotics, telecommunications and biomedical engineering, but we are looking to establish new research themes.

We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, with a distinctive approach, combining both traditional teaching methods with modern, project-based learning, catering for the needs of our students and the industries in which they will work.

As a new department we have invested in new laboratories and maker space at the centre of the Strand campus in the heart of central London.

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children’s health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women’s Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King’s Denmark Hill, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.

Are you passionate about applied statistics and eager to make a meaningful impact in mental health research? Join us at King’s College London as a Research Associate/Fellow Statistician and be part of groundbreaking mental health trials and research initiatives aimed at improving the lives of people, especially those with long-term physical health conditions.

The postholder will be based within the Qualitative Research Group in the Health Service & Population Research Department at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London, and be affiliated with the Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre (QUAHRC) at King’s. The successful applicant will contribute to a thriving community that promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative research within the health field.

As part of the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) hub hosted by King’s College London and Partners, the postholder will be part of a dynamic centre dedicated to research methodology in mental health and neuroscience. This RSS hub is committed to helping researchers improve people’s lives by supporting them to apply for and implement research funding focused on understanding how to prevent mental health and neurological difficulties and develop better treatments and care. The postholder will support the aims of the RSS to develop an accessible service for researchers seeking funding, to advance the methodology needed to conduct better research, to support researchers to gain confidence and skills for their career development, to support clinicians by supporting their research ideas, and to help researchers who are already funded to deliver on their study objectives.

With a focus on qualitative aspects of study design and delivery, the postholder will provide pre- and post-application advice and support for researchers across England as part of a collaborative community of clinical academics and mental health methodologists. This will include one-to-one support, group workshops, and development and delivery of qualitative training.

Recognising the importance of positive research culture, RSS research fellows will be offered external mentors and access to professional development and transferable skills training opportunities, including leadership development programmes. Training for the postholder to develop new methodological skills will be funded and the postholder will be supported to carry out research into better research methods that other researchers can use. In addition, the postholder will be supported to collaborate directly on research grants of interest.

King’s College London is a leading public research university and a founding college and member institution of the federal University of London. The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) is one of the world’s leading centres for clinical and research training and a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research in Europe. Based in Denmark Hill in south-east London, it shares its site with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM), one of the largest mental health providers in Europe. Research from the IoPPN has made, and continues to make, an impact on how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness, neurological conditions and other conditions that affect the brain.

The National Addiction Centre (NAC), incorporating the King’s Addictions Department, represents a network of clinicians, researchers and clinical teachers who have a shared commitment to excellence in prevention and treatment. Over the last 30 years, the department has developed a body of research evidence that has informed the development of new treatment services for alcohol, smoking and drug problems in the UK. This work ranges from trials of new therapies and preventative treatments to studies seeking to understand the genetic and biological basis of addictive behaviour.

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London is a research organisation that brings together researchers, health and social care services, and local people to improve health and care in south London through applied research. It forms one of 15 collaborations across the country, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of a £135 million investment to improve the health and care of patients and the public.

We are seeking an exceptional transdisciplinary researcher to advance knowledge on implementation of vulnerability-centred and place-based adaptation in the UK. The researcher will investigate 1) removing barriers to, and building capacity for, transformational adaptation approaches; and 2) the tangible actions that government, business and organisations can take as first steps towards transformational adaptation.

This research will draw on the activities of a new UK-wide knowledge exchange and coordination Hub for adaptation to climate change, co-funded by UK Research and Innovation and the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Working with the Hub Director at KCL, the researcher will engage with knowledge exchange and academic partners to support synthesis across activities in the four UK nations, establishing a theoretical framework for the Hub and drawing out key academic findings.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30 Apr 2027. Part time employment may be considered.

In this position, you will work on projects seeking to characterise the neurocomputational mechanisms underpinning complex decision-making, with a view to understanding how these processes go awry in people who experience pathological worry. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of computational models and behavioural assessments, with the possibility of expanding this work into neuroimaging at a later date.

Applications are invited to lead a project investigating the brain mechanisms involved in the drug action of a novel treatment for schizophrenia using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a clinical trial examining the effects of a novel drug treatment using an experimental model in heathy volunteers, using established and novel imaging methods and blood markers. Data will be collected in a multidisciplinary research environment and the post-holder will be required to assist and co-ordinate other researchers, clinicians, research nurses, administrators and pharmacy, and liaise with our commercial funders.

Duties will include participant recruitment, organisation of study days, data collection, processing and analysis of imaging data using both existing and novel methods, and production of research reports and publications. We understand that early-career candidates may require additional training in some elements of the role, which will be provided.