We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Postdoctoral Transition Fellow in Machine Learning and Cancer to join Professor Richard Gilbertson's group at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute as part of the Cancer Research UK Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence.
The CRUK Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence launched in 2018 and is hosted by the University of Cambridge and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Brain tumours remain the most common cause of cancer-related death in children. Limited progress in these diseases relates directly to the use of inaccurate preclinical pipelines that fail to identify drugs with activity in patients. The CRUK Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence convenes a critical mass of expert personnel, infrastructure and global collaborations in paediatric brain tumour biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, together with expertise in preclinical and clinical trials. Our research strategy is centred around our innovative pipeline that aims to generate curative treatments for children with brain tumours.
The successful candidate will work on a project using artificial intelligence and machine learning to create the world's first entirely digital models of the hardest to treat children's brain tumours. The models will be used to help identify new treatment targets, develop potential new drugs and test them via virtual clinical trials within computer models of cancer. The role will focus on the development of state-of-the-art machine learning approaches for the analysis of spatial sequencing data of childhood cancers including medulloblastoma and ependymoma in collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute, London and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas USA.
The role holder will have a PhD in a relevant subject area (e.g. bioinformatics, computer science, machine learning), possess experience of working with 'omics data and developing computational models for oncology applications. Successful candidates will be of the highest calibre, with significant postdoctoral research experience and exceptional track record for their career stage. Candidates must be ready to develop their own research plan and to submit competitive fellowship applications. This is a unique opportunity as the role holder will be part of the CRUK Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence Early Career Research Network and will have access to career support and expert mentoring to this aim of applying for independent funding at the end of the project.
Successful applicants will have an outstanding record of research and its communication. The post holder will need to be able to work independently as well as in active collaboration with multi-disciplinary partners. The award includes full salary and will be appointed at Grade 9 and will include £50K for research costs. Individuals will be on a track to independence and supported to apply for additional funding and become competitive for research fellowships by the end of their contract.
Fixed-term: The funds for this fellowship will be available for up to two years from the commencement of the post.
Please send applications in the following format: a one-page outline of your future research plans, a CV; the names and contact details of two or three referees; and a two-page cover letter explaining why you wish to be considered for the post, what you will bring to the project and listing your research experience to date.
We are anticipating a multiple round interview process with the first round to be held February 2025 and in-person interviews to be held in April 2025.
Please quote reference SW44714 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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