Research Assistant in Structure-based Drug Discovery

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract: Fixed term for 1 year

Expected start date: As soon as possible

The Sussex Drug Discovery Centre (SDDC) wishes to recruit a research assistant to join the Drug Discovery team under the supervision of Prof Erika Mancini and Prof John Spencer.

The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment on an exciting and emerging area of oncology drug discovery and interact closely with our cellular biology and medicinal chemistry teams. The research assistant will be involved in protein production and crystallization, X-ray crystallography and biophysical analysis of protein-ligand complexes. This is a one year contract funded by Omaze-Blood Cancer UK for a collaborative project with the group of Prof Nerlov at the University of Oxford.

The SDDC is a multi-disciplinary team of drug discovery scientists developing novel cancer and ion channel therapeutics. Our goal is to enable and accelerate drug discovery of novel therapeutics, with the specific focus in diseases with high unmet medical need. We build on our strength internally, drawing on the internationally recognised oncology research in Life Sciences and Brighton and Sussex Medical Schools at Sussex. We are a training hub for the next generation of drug discovery scientists. An overview of research within the SDDC can be found at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sddc/index

Applicants must have a Master in biological science, and experience in protein production, crystallization and biophysical characterization.

Appointment will be on a fixed term contract of 1 year in the first instance.

Informal enquiries to erika.mancini@sussex.ac.uk or j.spender@sussex.ac.uk. Please DO NOT send your application to Prof Mancini or Spencer; applications must be submitted via the Sussex web site

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

The School of Life Sciences is committed to increasing the diversity of its staff and providing an inclusive working environment. The School currently holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, has developed a Race Equity Action Plan and hosts an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group. Applications are particularly welcomed from Black and minority ethnic candidates, and women, trans and non-binary candidates, who are under-represented in the School of Life Sciences.

Applications to posts from candidates who wish to work part-time or as job-sharers are welcome. The University offers various schemes to provide real benefits to parents, these can be found at Family Friendly Policies

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