Postdoctoral Research Assistant

About the Role

The post holder will be a core member of the Lamb research group (https://www.nds.ox.ac.uk/team/alastair-lamb), newly established at Barts Cancer Institute after 6 years in Oxford. The individual will have responsibility for developing computational aspects of the SPACE study (#SPACE_Study) centred on use of Visium spatial transcriptomics to interrogate the spatial and evolutionary relationships between prostate cancer cells (https://youtu.be/YdzF0-PFXhc; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05023-2; )

About You

The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant subject and a proven track record in computational biology and data science, coming from either a biological or computational background. They will be expert in using R to process and analyse genomic data, with additional experience of another scripting language (e.g. Python). Previous experience in prostate cancer research is desirable but not essential. The post holder will have excellent communication and team-working skills and understand the importance of collaboration in team-science. They will be able to demonstrate self-awareness of their limitations and be able to provide examples that demonstrate their willingness to ask for help.

About the Institute / About the Project

Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a leading UK cancer institute and a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence. It has core funding from Cancer Research UK as part of the City of London Cancer Centre along with the Francis Crick Institute and UCL. BCI is renowned for ground-breaking basic research alongside translational cancer medicine, with strong links to Barts Health, Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) and other NHS Foundation Trusts. BCI is committed to supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training programme.

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.

Closing Date: 12/02/2025, 23:55