Research Fellow

About Us

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative supporting research to fill the major knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause dementia.

Research from UK DRI at UCL covers the journey from the patient to the laboratory and back to the patient with improved diagnosis, biomarkers and candidate therapies put to the test.

The Hong lab, based in the UK DRI at UCL, aims to understand whether neuro-glia-immune interactions in brain and gut and how they contribute to region-specific vulnerability in neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the lab is interested in understanding the neuroimmune microenvironments at the synapse in aging and neurodegeneration.

About the role

We are now recruiting two highly motivated, experienced, and self-driven Research Fellows to join the Hong lab and study neuro-glia-immune interactions in neurodegeneration in the brain and gut-brain axis. Approaches for the project will be tailored to the specific questions being asked, but all relevant training will be given, and career development is actively encouraged.

Posts are available immediately funded by the UK DRI and the Alzheimer’s Association for one year in the first instance. Start date can be flexible depending on the candidate but is expected to be in 2025.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, or have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the Institute of Neurology HR Team (ion.hradmin@ucl.ac.uk).

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be addressed to Dr Soyon Hong (soyon.hong@ucl.ac.uk).

A full job description and person specification for this role can be accessed below.

About you

You will have a PhD degree in Neuroimmunology, Neuroscience, or Immunology and a proven track record of publications, presentations, and research skills. Extensive laboratory experience in an interdisciplinary research environment studying immunology, neuroimmunology, glial biology and/or neuroscience is also required for the role, as is the ability to execute a programme of experiments through the design and improvement phase to data curation and publication.

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

For full details and to apply, visit the UCL website.