Postdoctoral Research Scientist

3 weeks ago


Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

The Wellcome Sanger Institute is seeking a highly skilled Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join the Jones Group. The successful candidate will work at the forefront of experimental functional cellular genetics, exploiting 3D culture epithelial systems and CRISPR-Cas9 technologies to study mutant cell competition and its influence by environmental factors.

As a member of the Jones lab, you will contribute to pioneering studies on how oncogenic mutants spread through normal tissues in the earliest stages of cancer development. Your expertise in cell culture techniques, CRISPR gene editing, and informatics packages will be invaluable in generating and analysing biological datasets.

We offer a unique and well-resourced learning environment that will equip you for your future career. Our team of wet-lab experimental and data scientists work closely together to advance biological and medical science.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing and executing experiments to study mutant cell competition
  • Analysing and interpreting large-scale biological datasets
  • Collaborating with the team to develop novel interventions to prevent cancer
  • Presenting research findings to the team and at scientific conferences

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences.



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