Senior Research Fellow /Principal Research Fellow

UCL is one of the U.K.’s premier research and teaching Universities (www.ucl.ac.uk), ranked within the top 15 global universities, and has one of the largest Biomedical Faculties in Europe.

UCL is an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre and is one of four CRUK centres that form the CRUK City of London Centre https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cancer/cancer-research-uk-city-london-centre

Applications are invited for outstanding early career researchers in the area of cancer sciences, who seek to establish scientific independence. This is a 2-year fellowship funded by the Biomedical Research Centre, intended to enable promising scientists to make the leap from post-doctoral researcher to being a junior group leader.

The post-holder will be expected to develop research projects within their chosen field in Haemato-oncology, Oncology, Cancer Biology or Pathology at the UCL Cancer Institute.

For Pathology, the candidate should have a specific focus on the development of AI models for implementation into clinical practice. The candidate should work towards preparing an application for a Career Development Scientist fellowship (MRC, CRUK, Wellcome, UKRI), under mentorship and supervision within a research group in the Cancer Institute. They will be expected to develop their local and national profile in their chosen area of research and expertise. Where appropriate, collaboration with the relevant clinical specialty team, e.g., via clinical academic group leader in the Cancer Institute is encouraged.

Salary offered will either be on Grade 8 (£51,474 - £60,521 per annum) or Grade 9 (£65,698 - £71,357 per annum) including London Allowance.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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