英国伦敦国王学院圣托马斯医院心脏外科博士后岗位

Institution

St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, UK

Position

Postdoctoral Position: Lung protection during deflation-induced injury associated with cardiac surgery

Location

London, UK  

Date Posted

Aug 24 2007

Closing date

Sep 14 2007

Salary

A starting salary up to ￡28,918 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance of ￡2,323 per annum is available dependent on experience and ability.

Description

A three-year postdoctoral research post funded by the British Heart Foundation is available in the Cardiac Surgical Research Group (directed by Dr David Chambers) within the Cardiovascular Division of King’s College London (based at St Thomas’ Hospital).

The project concerns protection of the lung during cardiac surgery, and relates to the mechanisms and signalling pathways involved in deflation-induced lung injury and the potential protective efficacy of CO-releasing molecules. Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a PhD in a relevant discipline and be organised, enthusiastic team players. Experience in organ perfusion techniques would be an advantage as would a familiarity with respiratory physiology/pharmacology and molecular biology techniques.

This post is available for 3 years.

Contact

For an informal discussion only contact Dr David Chambers at david.chambers@kcl.ac.uk

For an information pack please see our website at www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs or e-mail hsrecruit5@kcl.ac.uk. Alternatively, send a self addressed envelope to: Human Resource Services, Capital House, Fourth Floor, 42 Weston Street, London SE1 3QD

Please quote reference: W1/MK/285/07-KW