"Research Fellow in Biology"

About the Role

As a Research Fellow in Laboratory and Computational Systems Biology Cancer Research you will lead the delivery of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project that combines computational systems biology and laboratory science to better treat cancers. You will work independently to lead a project funded by Leukaemia UK, produce high quality academic publications, and share your work nationally and internationally at conferences.

You will work in a growing blood cancer research team at BSMS and be part of Sussex Blood Cancer Research alongside clinical academic colleagues and laboratory researchers at BSMS and the University of Sussex. More broadly you will be embedded in the Sussex Cancer Research Centre, which unites all cancer researchers across Sussex. Daily you will interact with laboratory scientists, computational biologists, and clinical academic colleagues, running computer simulations and testing predictions in the lab.

About You

You should be highly motivated, and ambitious, looking to pioneer new approaches to treating cancer by combining experience in computational and laboratory science.

Ideally, you will have run computational biology simulations or have coding experience that you are keen to apply to address stubborn medical challenges. You will achieve this by integrating published datasets with new results. You will have familiarity with laboratory techniques required to study cancer biology and molecular signalling including flow cytometry, Western blotting, drug-response assays, and experience with or willingness to learn immunofluorescence imaging, gene expression analysis, and in vivo work.

You will have the ability to multi-task, and plan multiple experiments, while performing computational analysis between experiments.

You will be able to communicate clearly across disciplines, being able to communicate effectively with laboratory scientists, computational biologists, clinicians, and non-expert audiences.

About Our School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton together with NHS organisations throughout the South-East Region. BSMS is committed to inclusivity, sustainability, medical education in a multi-professional context, and promoting the highest possible standards in our teaching, clinical practice and research (ranging from early translational to applied).

Working together, our Academics, Technicians and Professional Services staff co-ordinate the passionate delivery of teaching and research, allowing us to remain one of the leading choices of medical schools in the UK. Our staff are multiskilled and work across varied teams, which are diverse, experienced and dedicated.

Our object as a School is to strive for excellence in education, training and research allowing us to support all in a constantly changing healthcare sector. We work to create a nurturing and supportive environment in which our staff and our students can succeed and thrive.

Our medical research has developed a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally.

Ultimately, our research aims to:

• improve medical treatment
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why Work Here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.
Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.

Further Key Information

Please contact Simon Mitchell (S.A.Mitchell@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

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The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

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Benefits

The benefits that you will receive from day one include:

• Hybrid Working
• Generous pension scheme
• Purchase additional Annual Leave through our Scheme for a great home and work life balance
• Discounts of public transport
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Special rates in hotels in Brighton and the Sussex region
• Discounts on high-street shops through our Rewards partner
• Cash back Health Plan
• Considerable discount on our on-site Gym Facilities because we care about our employees’ Health and Wellbeing

Location

Brighton, UK

Hours

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours).
Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Salary

Grade 7 starting at £38,784 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

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