Research Associate in Molecular Oncology

Contract Type:

Open Ended

Work Hours

35.0 Hours per Week

Salary Information-Salary from (bottom of scale):

34304

Weeks per year-Weeks per year:

52.00 

The role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic  Postdoctoral Research Associate for our Children’s Cancer & Leukamia Group/Little Princess Trust funded research project to study “Combined inhibition of autophagy and epigenetics as a novel therapeutic strategy for poor prognosis neuroblastoma”. The project is a collaboration with with Prof. Chesler (Institute of Cancer Research, London).

What will you be doing?

This project will require a strong understanding of cancer biology, including apoptosis, autophagy, epigenetics and drug discovery. The applicant will be expected to show strong initiative and be responsible for the planning, execution and analysis of the project’s experiments. In addition to molecular/biochemical/cell biology techniques, the project will require expert bioinformatic analyses (RNAseq and proteomics).

You should apply if

A relevant PhD. You need to possess high-level molecular/biochemical/cell biology practical skills, including ChIP, co-immunoprecipitation, qPCR, alternative splicing analysis, western-blotting, tissue-culture, confocal microscopy, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry. You should also have practical experience of drug synergy analyses and bioinformatics for RNAseq and proteomics.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Karim Malik ([email protected] ).

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.

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