"Research Fellow in Laboratory and Computational Systems Biology Cancer Research"

University of Sussex - BSMS/Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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

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

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

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Further Key Information

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

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

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.

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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