Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed Term)

Location: University Park

Salary: £31,387 to £46,485 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £34866 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and motivated Research Associate/Fellow to join the laboratory of Professor Jacqui Shields within the Centre for Cancer Sciences, within the School of Medicine. The successful candidate will work on a CRUK-funded project to evaluate if lymphatic cargo transported between breast tumours and draining lymph nodes can be used to recognize molecular and cellular adaptations instigated in early stages of cancer, and predict risk of disease progression.  

You will utilize preclinical tumour models, high dimensional techniques including single cell genomics, mass spectrometry and flow cytometry, alongside complementary state-of-the-art multiplexed imaging to identify lymph-borne factors associated with disease progression. As part of this study, you will also have access to freshly collected samples from human volunteers, on which you will perform similar analyses.

The successful applicant must have PhD (or near completion of a PhD) or equivalent in cancer biology or related subject, and have practical experience in techniques required for the role including tissue culture, immune cell isolation and functional assays, and multi-parameter flow cytometry.

This is a full time (36.25 hours), fixed term position which is offered for 2 years.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jacqui Shields, email: Jacqueline.Shields@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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