Research Fellow in Laboratory and Computational Systems Biology Cancer Research Ref: 44407 (Fixed Term)

About the role

As a Research Fellow in Laboratory 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. 

This role builds on breakthrough results showing that computational models can predict how lymphoma patients respond to therapy, and expands these approaches to multiple cancers. This project will focus on experimentally developing biomarkers that will enable systems biology models to predict response to therapy in the clinic. You will lead the delivery of this 2-year Future Leaders Fellowship-funded project, produce high quality academic publications, and share your work nationally and internationally at academic conferences. The flexible nature of the funding enables you to shape the project direction, and pursue the most promising results.

You will also benefit from substantial mentorship, training opportunities, and exposure to a variety of experimental and computational techniques that will contribute to your own development towards research and innovation leadership. 

About you

You will hold, or be near completion of a PhD in molecular biology, cancer biology, systems biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, or closely related fields. You will have experience generating scientific wet-lab data, presenting the data in figures, and presenting the results in peer reviewed manuscripts and presentations. You will have the ability to quickly learn new experimental and computational techniques to adapt to new research directions.

You will conduct high quality independent research to shape the direction of the project and independently manage your workload and time. You will have the ability to plan experiments, and conduct some computational work in parallel, enabling the iteration of experimental and computational insight.

You will have the ability to quickly learn detailed molecular signalling pathways, how molecular signalling impacts cancer cell fates, and how altered cell fates may impact patient responses to treatment and outcomes. You will have molecular biology and cell culture expertise to enable you to test model predictions. You will ideally have some experience with computer code and the ability to pick up new computational approaches to perform simulations designed to address these questions.

You will be able to communicate effectively with the research group, and collaborate closely with a growing interdisciplinary blood cancer research team at BSMS. This includes communicating clearly with laboratory scientists, computational scientists, and non-scientific stakeholders. You will be embedded within Sussex Blood Cancer Research, a growing research group that combines blood cancer researchers across the University of Sussex and BSMS. You will benefit from the Sussex Cancer Research Centre, which unites cancer reseachers at the University of Sussex, University of Brighton, BSMS, and multiple NHS trusts across Sussex (www.sussexcancer.org).

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.

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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. 

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Further Key Information 

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

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

Eligibility

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