International Support And Compliance Administrator

This post will be based in the Immunology Group headed by Dr Yun Ma at the Institute of Liver Studies (ILS) at the King’s College Hospital and King’s College London, Denmark Hill campus. The post holder will be focused on two related projects: 

1) to assist the Regional Operational Coordinator (ROC) at King’s College Hospital for the project “Success in organ transplantation starts with quality in organ donation” (QUOD) managed by Oxford University. The main task is to process QUOD samples obtained from donors according to the protocol. The samples should be processed on time and then ship to the Oxford University on weekly basis. All the samples should be recorded accurately in the database. In addition, the candidate should attend regularly QUOD meeting and training in order to run QUOD project smoothly and to meet updated requirement. Meanwhile, the candidate should take care of the replenishment of consumables, database correction, incidents reporting, and replying any questions and sorting out any issues requested by QUOD members on daily basis. 

2) to perform liver transplantation related research project entitled: Assessing the effect of Andrographolide (Andro) on fatty liver graft in the setting of ex-situ normothermic machine perfusion: Andro is a botanical compound which has a potent anti-inflammatory property by inhibiting NF-κB, Nrf2 activation and in reducing fat content of liver in animal model. The candidate will collect hepatic mononuclear lymphocytes in liver perfusate and set up cell culture after adding different doses of Andro. Once the explanted fatty liver tissue is available, the immune cells within the liver tissue will be isolated to culture after adding Andro. The effect of Andro on immune cells will be assessed using FACs technique (multiple parameter flow cytometry and advanced flow cytometry data analysis). The co-culture of Andro treated immune cells with primary hepatocytes will be performed. The candidate should also have a strong background in molecular biology techniques (CRISPR/Cas9 editing tools, gene expression, ChIP, etc.), since the impact of Andro on gene expression will be assessed by RNA-seq, ChIP-seq analyses etc.

The candidate will also be involved in the training and supervision of PhD students and undergrade BSc students who are involved in related research projects.

This post is a fixed-term contract with the possibility to further extension, being a part-time post: 10.5 hours per week

• PhD or equivalent level in Immunology, including transplantation immunology and tumour immunology


• Expertise in blood processing, liver tissue processing, T cell and B cell immunology in human beings


• Willingness to work as part of a team, to collaborate and help other colleagues when necessary


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Having performed or mastered followng techniques: molecular biology techniques (RNA isolation, gene expression analysis, plasmid isolation, bacterial transformation), multiple parameter flow cytometry experimental setup and analysis


• Gene silencing and activation on primary Tregs and Teffs cells (shRNA and/or CRISPR/Cas9 editing tools)


• Statistical analysis of data

We are looking for 3x students with an interest in web design to complete our CMS (content management system) training. You will be paid to complete the online training (4 hours) and attend a workshop (1 hour) where we run through how we build webpages at Queen Mary.

Once you have passed this training, you will be added to a pool of students to which website building jobs can be promoted throughout the year. These jobs will usually be one-off projects where a team at the university would like additional support to edit or build their webpages. We cannot guarantee that any future jobs will come up, but if/when they do you will be the people we recommend they hire.

Working days and times will vary from project to project. At the start of a project, you will be able to discuss your availability with the project lead to ensure you can fit the work around your other commitments.

• GCSE English Language at grade A*-C (or equivalent) - strong writing and editing skills and the ability to draft correspondence are key skills required for the role

• Knowledge of web content best practice - Once trained, role holders will spend the majority of their time building and editing webpage content

• Basic understanding of HTML is desirable

• Strong writing and editing skills with high attention to detail

• Excellent organisation/time-management skills working to strict deadlines

• Ability to use own judgement to make decisions and use own initiative when needed

We are looking for a Digital Communications Assistant to work closely with the School Communications Officer and enhance the school's activities on social media. There will be a focus on Twitter and Linkedin, targeting an academic audience, as well as the possibility to work on Instagram with the Student Engagement Officer.

Responsibilities will include:

• Producing digital content for the ECS Twitter account, including writing engaging copy about our events, news and blogs, and designing relevant visuals. You will also ensure all content is accurate and conforming to King’s style and brand guidelines.


• Scaling up our use of Linkedin.


• Developing a social media plan. 


• Producing a monthly analytics report, monitoring and evaluating the performance of: 
  
  
  
  • ECS website.
  
  
  • ECS Twitter.
  
  
  • CRESTEM Twitter.
  
  
  • ECS Instagram.
  
  
  • ECS Linkedin.
  
  
  • Newsletter to students.
  
  
  • Newsletter to external audiences.
  
  
  
  

Higher education degree.

We are looking for someone with already some amount of relevant experience, as that will ensure they can work independently early on in the role, and take initiatives (suggesting new types of posts and being willing to think outside the box and trying new things would be an asset). 

• Experience of using Twitter and Linkedin for professional purposes.


• Demonstrable experience of tracking and analysing data in support of effective marketing and communications activities.


• Understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and SEO.


• Excellent writing, proofreading and copy-editing skills.


• Excellent attention to detail.