Clinical Senior Lecturer in Immuno-Oncology

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a new and exciting immuno-oncology research initiative with Cardiff University and Velindre University NHS Trust in the emerging Cardiff Cancer Research Hub. Applications are invited from both Medical and Clinical Oncologists with relevant interest and expertise. Our aim is to work across organisations to deliver translational research creating close working relationships between clinicians and scientists. The role can be mainly laboratory based, working with one or more of our pre-clinical teams or more clinically orientated by bringing new therapies to patients. We are in the process of developing novel vaccines, cell therapies, repurposed drugs and small molecules as immunotherapies.

Overall it will form part of our goals for:

• Contributing to our understanding of immunotherapy mechanisms with a focus on understanding correlates of immunity / identifying biomarkers of treatment success.
• Contributing to development of novel immunotherapies, including vaccines and cell therapies.
• Accelerating our bench to bedside ambitions in Immuno-oncology.
• Advancing collaborations with Cardiff University scientists, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) and Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC) to deliver bench to bedside projects with a Cardiff generated molecule/therapy.
• Designing and delivering investigator-led Early Phase Clinical Trials with Cardiff Chief Investigators through interaction with Industry, Academic colleagues, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Cancer Research Wales (CRW).

For informal enquiries, please contact Professors Awen Gallimore or Andrew Sewell (non-clinical), Professors Mererid Evans or Andrew Godkin (clinical).

Emails:
GallimoreAM@cardiff.ac.uk
SewellAK@cardiff.ac.uk
Mererid.Evans@wales.nhs.uk
GodkinAJ@cardiff.ac.uk

This post is full time (37½ hours per week), available immediately and initially fixed term until 31 March 2029. The position will be formally reviewed under our contract management procedures, and may or may not be renewed.

Salary: £91,722 - £119,079 per annum (Clinical Grade D6).

Closing date: 28 April 2024

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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