Research Assistant/Associate

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Salary
Research Assistant: £33,002 to £34,610 per annum.
Research Associate: £35,608 to £43,482 per annum.

The Role
An exciting opportunity to apply cutting-edge methods in medicinal chemistry to anti-cancer drug discovery within a thriving, multidisciplinary academic drug discovery group. You will work as a researcher in the medicinal chemistry team applying organic chemistry to the discovery of new cancer therapies.

The project will involve the design and synthesis of compounds for biological testing. The candidate will work within a drug discovery team alongside other medicinal chemists, structural biologists and cancer pharmacologists to advance projects to discovery experimental medicines.

The project is part of the Cancer Research UK Newcastle Drug Discovery Programme and as a partnership with Cancer Research Horizons and Astex Pharmaceuticals. It is ideally suited to candidates with a background in organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry or chemical biology, especially with those with an ambition to pursue a future career in drug discovery.

This post is fixed-term for a period of 2 YEARS with the possibility of extension.

For informal enquiries contact: Prof. Mike Waring mike.waring@ncl.ac.uk.

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/.

Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/.

As part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of research role profiles. These profiles set out firstly the generic competences and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and secondly the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

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