Ref Number B02-10651 Professional Expertise Laboratory Technical and Lab Support Department School of Life \& Medical Sciences (B02) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £36,433-£41,833 Contract Type Permanent Working Type On site Available for Secondment No Closing Date 29-Jun-2026 About us
The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration.
Further information can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences
This is an exciting opportunity to join Felice Lab in the Centre for Integrative Anatomy as a 3D imaging and CT scanning technician.
You will work in a collaborative research team to use 3D imaging and microCT scan data to investigate the development of the skeleton of sea urchins.
This role involves carrying out microCT scanning and 3D image segmentation of sea urchin specimens to produce research outputs as part of an interdisciplinary team, including palaeontologists and developmental biologists at University of Southampton.
You will carry out CT scanning of sea urchins, aiming to aiming to understand how their diverse skeletal elements, such a spines and plates, are formed during the growth of the animal. You will also be responsible for processing CT scans of sea urchin skeletons to create 3D digital models using Avizo, 3DSlicer, Dragonfly, or similar software. You will be expected to disseminate research results via conference presentations and publications. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team, including palaeontologists and developmental biologists at University of Southampton. There will be a strong focus on career development through formal and informal training opportunities.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Ryan Felice at [email protected]
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You must also have experience processing and segmenting CT data to generate 3D models, for example using Avizo/Amira, 3DSlicer, or Dragonfly. You will manage and organise the data storage for the project and upload data to online repositories (for example, Morphosource.org). You may be asked to scan specimens using the CT scanning facility at UCL Division of Biosciences and/or to train others in CT scanning and image segmentation. Some experience with semi-automated segmentation techniques would be desirable, but not essential, for this role.
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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
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As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our division holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
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