Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Job description

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum pro-rata if part-time Institute of Genetics and Cancer: Full-time: 35 hours per week: Fixed term: for 24 months in the first instance The Opportunity: Cancer Grand Challenges – from DNA damage to the mechanisms of mutagenesis We are looking to employ a post-doctoral researcher to join the group of Professor Martin Taylor at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC), working to understand the mechanisms that drive mutagenesis. In this post you will be a key member of the international Cancer Grand Challenges CAUSE team mechanistically relating DNA damage to the mutations it generates. This is pioneering research in a highly collaborative international team embedded within a well-supported, collegiate and enthusiastic research group. This specific role is will drive the development and application of technologies to enrich for and map DNA damage and modifications within the human genome. You will explore how that damage is processed leading to repair, mutagenesis or damage tolerance. Within the IGC you will be co-supervised by biochemist Dr Tom Deegan. The successful candidate will have experience in molecular biology and nucleic acid manipula...