Charles and Ethel Barr Chair of Cancer Research

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Charles and Ethel Barr Chair of Cancer Research**

**ACN4/ACT4 - Salary from £91,474 Per Annum**

**College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / MGPHS / Institute of Genetics and Cancer Full time (40 hours per week)**

**Open Ended (available early 2024)**

**Full time (35 hours per week)**

We are looking for a distinguished expert in brain cancer biology, with a proven track record of groundbreaking research to join our efforts to change cancer outcomes through research.

The Opportunity:
We seek an established, senior researcher with an international reputation and proven leadership to drive strategy, direct impactful scientific programmes aligned with University of Edinburgh research strategy and manage a collaborative and highly performing research team focused on protein regulation and function in brain cancer. Their synergy with our existing research will accelerate our quest for understanding cancer's complex nature and developing transformative therapies.
Who we are:
The Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh is at the forefront of cancer research. Our research spans basic, translational and clinical with fruitful academic, industry and healthcare collaborations within and beyond Edinburgh. We are part of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre.

Your skills and attributes for success:

- Ability to lead and develop an interdisciplinary research team.
- Ability to secure substantial research funding.
- Experience and capability to act as role model in the areas of research, teaching, and research management.
- Ability to lead and motivate people to manage resources and contribute to the running of a university department.

**Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab)**

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An outstanding research environment fostering creativity, innovation, and collaboration. You will have access to world class technologies via our state-of-the-art local facilities, support for public and patient engagement and involvement and tightly networked expertise across Edinburgh and our partner centres to complement and help drive your research.

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme **, **staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages **(opens new browser tab).


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