Postdoctoral Researcher

3 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher who wants to drive research into novel cancer therapeutics with the potential to impact human health, to join the group of Dr Joseph Newman at Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine.

You will be responsible for expressing and purifying human helicase proteins for assay development and X-ray crystallography and Cryo-electron microscopy. You will manage your own academic research on a small number of helicase targets concurrently and administrative activities. You will provide support in contributing ideas for new research projects, develop ideas for generating research income and present detailed research proposals to senior researchers. Additionally, you will execute bench level experiments with the expectation that you will be able to write protocols, contribute to the design of experimental plans and develop new scientific techniques.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 27 February 2026 and is funded by AstraZeneca.



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