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Offer: Research Associate:Job description:Job location: Cardiff The Division of Infection and Immunity is inviting applications for aResearch Associate position to investigate circadian rhythms (effects of different times of day) on the immune system, influencing development and therapy of Type 1 diabetes. The post-holder will be a member of the Diabetes Research Group that includes research groups of Dr James Alexander Pearson, Professor F. Susan Wong and Professor Colin Dayan within the Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine. The post is funded by the Medical Research Council, and will focus on studying the immune response at different times of day in an in vivo spontaneous mouse model of autoimmune type 1 diabetes to understand the interaction between time-of-day and autoimmunity. This is an exciting new area of investigation and will involve using genetic, molecular, cell biology, and flow cytometric approaches. Candidates should have practical practice of immunology (particularly T and B cells). For more information candidates should contact Dr James Alexander Pearson (Pearsonj1@cardiff.ac.uk) This post is full time (35 hours per week), available immediately and fixed term for two years. Flexible working is required due to the nature of the research. Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome candidates from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, discapability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. ?Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate candidates on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-an d-ethics/responsible-research-assessment Skills:
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