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Job Title: Post-doctoral Training Fellow – Cancer Biology
Closing Date of vacancy: 13 March 2014
Division: Cancer Biology
Team: Development & Cancer
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Length of Contract: 3 years
Salary Range: £28,425- £40,628 pa inclusive (full salary scale)
Work Location: London
Hours per week: 35

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes. Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. We have a long and distinguished history of research with a major impact on the outcome for cancer patients. Our unique partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH) makes us the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, performing high quality original basic research and translational studies. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Professor Alan Ashworth FRS, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world. The ICR was ranked as the UK’s top academic research centre in the 2008 Higher Education Funding Council Research Assessment Exercise. Based on our publication record, citations and impact we rank among the world’s leading cancer research centres.

We are looking for a highly motivated post doctoral fellow to work with the Development and Cancer Team led by Dr Amanda Swain as part of a Prostate Cancer UK funded project to identify genes that drive aggressive prostate cancer. The work will involve a combination of in vivo and in vitro approaches to analyse gene function in cancer progression and bioinformatics analysis of large datasets.

Candidates should possess a PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics or other relevant discipline, experience in molecular and cellular biology and histochemical techniques and have a strong track record of high quality biomedical research. We are particularly interested in candidates with previous experience in cancer biology, use of in vivo models and bioinformatics analysis of large data sets as this would be advantageous but is not essential.

Appointment will be on a Fixed Term Contract for 3 years with a starting salary in the range from £28,425 – £33,718 p.a. inclusive based on previous postdoctoral experience.

Informal enquires can be made to Dr Amanda Swain (Amanda.Swain@icr.ac.uk).
Please do not send your application to Dr Swain, formal applications must be submitted online.

To apply please submit your CV and covering letter (addressing where you meet the person specification and incl. the names and addresses of two referees) online.