"Postdoctoral Research Associate"

About the Role

Dr. Benjamin Werner from Barts Cancer Institute in London is seeking a post doc candidate to join his team at Queen Mary University of London to work on the evolutionary dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis in the elderly.

The position is funded for 10 months from a UKRI FLF grant and aims to implement AI based risk assessment models of clonal hematopoiesis utilizing evolutionary models of CH previously developed in our group.

About You

We are seeking quantitatively-minded researchers with a PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, mathematical/computational biology, evolutionary theory or cancer genetics. This position is looking for a computational/theoretically minded person that works on AI models of clonal hematopoiesis risk assessments.

About the Institute

The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, King’s and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics. BCI is committed in supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.