Research Fellow in Myeloma Prevention

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract up to August 2029

Closes: 11/07/2024

Background

This post is funded by a new programme grant awarded by Cancer Research UK. Although based at the University of Birmingham, the successful candidate will join a diverse team of researchers across five UK universities and the University of Iceland, who have come together to apply an interdisciplinary approach to preventing the incurable blood cancer myeloma. We know that a common condition precedes all cases of myeloma, but very few people with this pre-malignant condition progress to myeloma. Key to the success our programme is to understand why some individuals with the earlier condition don’t get myeloma whilst others do. To help understand this the successful candidate will use primary cultures of patient derived cells and cell lines and a variety of in vitro investigative approaches to understand the variability in precursor disease. Other newly appointed researchers across our network will be performing parallel in vivo, metabolomics, bioinformatics and health economic analyses. There will therefore be learning and training opportunities beyond the scope of this particular post. We are looking for candidates excited about this interdisciplinarity and who can provide evidence of successful team working whilst delivering on a particular programme of work. Candidates will have an undergraduate degree and a PhD (or near to completion) in appropriate disciplines and will have a demonstrable passion for improving the outlook for cancer patients through rigorous research.

Role Summary

• Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids 
• Operate within area of specialism
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results 
• Contribute to generating funding 
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree (PhD, or near to completion) relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively 
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly

Informal enquires to Prof Chris Bunce, email: c.m.bunce@bham.ac.uk or Dr Farhat Khanim, email: f.l.khanim@bham.ac.uk 

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