Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

This postdoctoral position supports a Cancer Research UK-funded research programme investigating epithelial cell heterogeneity during the initiation of pancreatic cancer, with a particular focus on how these cells interact with their microenvironment.

The successful candidate will employ cutting-edge single-cell and spatial transcriptomics approaches in both human and mouse tissues to characterise epithelial diversity. Findings will be validated using complementary methodologies, including mouse models, confocal microscopy, spatial proteomics, and 3D organoid co-culture systems.

The overarching aim of the project is to advance our understanding of the early events in pancreatic cancer development, ultimately informing improved strategies for diagnosis and intervention.

About You

The successful candidate will undertake research investigations in collaboration with and under the supervision of Dr Beatriz Salvador in order to realise the objectives and development of the research programme.

About the Institute

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers international excellence in research and teaching and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway. At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health. Queen Mary is in the top 10 universities in the UK for medicine and dentistry and 7th in the world for research citations for medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. In the Complete University Guide 2026, we are ranked first in London for dentistry and second in London for medicine. 

Working with six NHS Trust partners in East London, the Faculty is central to delivering impact on health-related challenges for local and global populations; it has a strong commitment to public engagement through its pioneering science education centre in Whitechapel, The Centre of the Cell.  The Faculty is firmly embedded in our East End and global communities, and through education and research we are committed to improving the health outcomes, the wellbeing, and the prosperity of those we serve through a strategy focused on Better Health for All.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.

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