Under the leadership of Professor Ros Eeles, we are seeking to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow in Oncogenetics to join the Oncogenetics Team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Research Fellow to work towards a PhD. This is a PCUK-funded project as part of the Pan Prostate Cancer Group (PPCG), a consortium of groups in 9 countries with access to 2000 whole genomes, transcriptome and methylome with matched pathology and clinical data. The PhD project will analyse the application of germline findings to prostate cancer management. The successful applicant will become fully integrated into the Oncogenetics team under the supervision of Professor Ros Eeles. The co-supervision will be provided by Dr Kote-Jarai who manages the laboratory and bioinformatics team members.
The fellowship will involve bioinformatics skills/data processing on consortia data with emphasis on germline (constitutional) predisposition to prostate cancer for applications to screening, prognosis and effects of treatments. The postholder will liaise with the PPCG consortium members to keep the clinical data up to date in the consortium. This is a very cutting edge research project which takes forward the clinical application of the new genetics and investigates its role in prostate cancer care.
Key Requirements
The position would suit a highly motivated oncologist with a genuine interest in undertaking a period of scientific research. The Clinical Research Fellow will be expected to register for a higher degree (PhD) and be involved in one clinic per week in the prostate cancer management clinic. The applicant will require GMC registration. The post is available immediately and is tenable until May 2027 at a salary level of ST5.
Department/Directorate Information
The Oncogenetics Team at The Institute of Cancer Research and the Department of Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is based at both the Sutton (Greater London) and Chelsea site.
We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close the advert before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Therefore we advise that you to submit your application, as early as possible to avoid disappointment.