Research Associate (153663)
 

Salary : £31,604 - £38,833
FTE : 1.0
Term : (3 years)
Closing date : 02.12.2018

The Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Future Manufacturing Research Hub (www.cmac.ac.uk) is a national research centre led by the University of Strathclyde. It comprises a large, multidisciplinary team of academics and researchers located across seven leading UK Universities. The Hub provides a platform for collaborative research, training and knowledge exchange in the area of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and crystallisation. The Hub has a large and vibrant research programme with key Industry partners GSK, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Novartis, Roche, Lilly, Takeda and a broad range of technology companies and SMEs.

The Hub is located within a suite of dedicated labs within the University’s £89M Technology Innovation Centre housing a comprehensive suite of state-of-the-art processing, analysis and characterisation capabilities. The £15M investment in world-class instrumentation has been supported though awards from EPSRC, the Wolfson Foundation as well as HEFCE/SFC via a major £11.4M UK-RPIF award. A key investment has been to install a new Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) instrument to expand our pharmaceutical materials research within CMAC.

The UK’s National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging (NiCE-MSI) at the National Physical Laboratory (Teddington) is a world-leading centre for fundamentals of techniques and advance measurement capability, metrology for reliability and standardisation and supporting the uptake of the techniques in industry and academia. NiCE-MSI is leading the $20M Cancer Research UK Grand Challenge project to build a “Google Earth” of Cancer. We have one of the most powerful assembly of mass spectrometry imaging techniques worldwide covering the nanoscale to microscale and from elements to proteins.

This role is jointly funded by CMAC and NPL. We seek to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic post-doctoral research associate to join the CMAC and NiCE-MSI teams. The role will be based at CMAC and will contribute to research activities in their ToF-SIMS facility. This will involve working with CMAC and NPL researchers and academics as well as supporting collaborations with external academic and industrial partners. The role will contribute to technical and application development of ToF-SIMS to increase impact in medicines manufacturing and the NPL Scotland region. This will include establishing quality procedures and protocols for sample preparation, data collection and analysis. Support for collaborative research projects as well as provision of training for PhD students and other staff members would be key. Whilst the main focus is on supporting the application of ToF-SIMS to a range of pharmaceutical materials science projects, there will also be opportunities to gain experience of relevant preparation and related surface analysis techniques housed in CMAC and NiCE-MSI.

The successful candidate will be appointed at Grade 7, having a PhD in a relevant physical, materials science, analytical or related domain. Experience of ToF-SIMS would be advantageous however training will be provided as necessary by NiCE-MSI. Experience of mass spectroscopy and related surface analytical techniques would be desirable. Good project management skills and experience of effectively managing multiple timelines would be an advantage as would strong oral and written communication skills. A creative drive and flexibility to work accurately in a fast-paced, multi-project environment are essential. The role requires strong problem solving abilities, ability to develop and apply innovative approaches to address the research and measurement challenges associated with application of ToF-SIMS in a range of research projects.

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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Department/School
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Type of Employment
Fixed-term
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 
Salary : £31,604 - £38,833
FTE : 1.0
Term : (3 years)
Closing date : 02.12.2018

The Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC) Future Manufacturing Research Hub (www.cmac.ac.uk) is a national research centre led by the University of Strathclyde. It comprises a large, multidisciplinary team of academics and researchers located across seven leading UK Universities. The Hub provides a platform for collaborative research, training and knowledge exchange in the area of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and crystallisation. The Hub has a large and vibrant research programme with key Industry partners GSK, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Novartis, Roche, Lilly, Takeda and a broad range of technology companies and SMEs.

The Hub is located within a suite of dedicated labs within the University’s £89M Technology Innovation Centre housing a comprehensive suite of state-of-the-art processing, analysis and characterisation capabilities. The £15M investment in world-class instrumentation has been supported though awards from EPSRC, the Wolfson Foundation as well as HEFCE/SFC via a major £11.4M UK-RPIF award. A key investment has been to install a new Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) instrument to expand our pharmaceutical materials research within CMAC.

The UK’s National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging (NiCE-MSI) at the National Physical Laboratory (Teddington) is a world-leading centre for fundamentals of techniques and advance measurement capability, metrology for reliability and standardisation and supporting the uptake of the techniques in industry and academia. NiCE-MSI is leading the $20M Cancer Research UK Grand Challenge project to build a “Google Earth” of Cancer. We have one of the most powerful assembly of mass spectrometry imaging techniques worldwide covering the nanoscale to microscale and from elements to proteins.

This role is jointly funded by CMAC and NPL. We seek to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic post-doctoral research associate to join the CMAC and NiCE-MSI teams. The role will be based at CMAC and will contribute to research activities in their ToF-SIMS facility. This will involve working with CMAC and NPL researchers and academics as well as supporting collaborations with external academic and industrial partners. The role will contribute to technical and application development of ToF-SIMS to increase impact in medicines manufacturing and the NPL Scotland region. This will include establishing quality procedures and protocols for sample preparation, data collection and analysis. Support for collaborative research projects as well as provision of training for PhD students and other staff members would be key. Whilst the main focus is on supporting the application of ToF-SIMS to a range of pharmaceutical materials science projects, there will also be opportunities to gain experience of relevant preparation and related surface analysis techniques housed in CMAC and NiCE-MSI.

The successful candidate will be appointed at Grade 7, having a PhD in a relevant physical, materials science, analytical or related domain. Experience of ToF-SIMS would be advantageous however training will be provided as necessary by NiCE-MSI. Experience of mass spectroscopy and related surface analytical techniques would be desirable. Good project management skills and experience of effectively managing multiple timelines would be an advantage as would strong oral and written communication skills. A creative drive and flexibility to work accurately in a fast-paced, multi-project environment are essential. The role requires strong problem solving abilities, ability to develop and apply innovative approaches to address the research and measurement challenges associated with application of ToF-SIMS in a range of research projects.

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