Postdoctoral Fellow - Neuroscientist

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

Short summary

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to spearhead a project tackling one of the major challenges in cancer research: What are the roles of the neuroimmune interactions in cancer? Can we harness these interactions to treat cancer?

The Postdoctoral Fellow will drive their own projects, while collaborating on other projects (both internally and externally) and guiding PhD students in their research.

Key Responsibilities

These include but are not limited to:

• Designing experiments and research strategy in consultation with the PI
• Carrying out experiments and analysing data
• Keeping accurate and timely records of their work
• Engaging in professional development and growth
• Liaise with external collaborators
• Presenting work at Lab meetings, conferences and consortium meetings
• Drafting manuscripts for publication

About you

You will have:  

• PhD (or near completion) in cancer biology or related fields.*
• Hands-on experience with in vivo / animal models.*
• A strong publication record demonstrating scientific impact.*
• Proven ability to design experiments and interpret data rigorously.*
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive, curious and resilient approach to research.

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it to the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

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