Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join the group of Dr Matt Hoare within the new Early Cancer Institute at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Our group is interested in why patients with chronic liver disease develop liver cancer (hoarelab.uk). This is an exciting opportunity to join a 5-year CRUK-funded project, based on previous findings from the group (Brunner et al, Nature, 2019; Ng et al, Nature, 2021) and will further define how acquired somatic mutations impact on liver disease progression, cancer risk and systemic metabolic dysfunction.
We are seeking to hire a motivated post-doctoral Research Associate to join the team. The successful candidate will join a pioneering research project, working in close collaboration with the Rosenfeld group (http://www.rosenfeldlab.org/) at the neighbouring CRUK Cambridge Institute, developing novel assays to identify liver-derived mutant DNA in circulating blood. To deliver this project the successful candidate will develop and use a variety of novel sequencing assays on human clinical samples.
The appointed candidate will join a successful and collaborative group in a new institute focused on cancer early detection. In this post you will have the opportunity to develop your career, through cutting-edge research, interactions with great collaborators in the UK, Europe and the US and be based at one of the largest biomedicine clusters in the UK.
Applicants should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in a relevant field (molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, medicine, or similar) with practical experience of genomics, ctDNA or cancer biology.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Dr Hoare (mwh20@cam.ac.uk) directly when considering an application to discuss the project in greater detail.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 5 years in the first instance.
This appointment requires a Research Passport application.
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Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will initially be appointed as a Research Assistant (Grade 5, Point 38 £31,411) moving to Research Associate (Grade 7) upon confirmation of your PhD award.
Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.
Closing date: 10th May 2023
Date of interview: To be confirmed
Please quote reference RD34210 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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