Postdoctoral Fellow - Cortes-Ciriano Group

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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - CORTES-CIRIANO GROUP

Employer
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Location
Hinxton
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
20 Mar 2024
Discipline
Life Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia
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WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Contract duration: This position is funded by Cancer Research UK and is a 2 year contract.
• International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
• Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
• Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a relocation package to support you.
• DORA- EMBL is a signatory of DORA and is committed to hiring and training outstanding research, service, and administrative personnel.

We invite applications for a CRUK-funded Postdoctoral Fellow position in the fields of early detection, cancer genomics and long-read sequencing data analysis. We are looking for an intrinsically motivated, talented, and hypothesis-driven individual with experience in analysing high-throughput sequencing data sets. This position is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to gain in-depth knowledge and expertise in genomic medicine and long-read sequencing data analysis. You will be expected to lead the development of scalable and creative computational solutions for sequencing data analysis. Specifically, your project will involve developing computational methods for analysing a unique collection of hundreds of long-read whole-genome sequencing data sets from human tumours and cell-free DNA samples spanning multiple cancer types, including adult and paediatric tumours. It is essential that you are dedicated to lead your own project while also being a team player and willing to engage with our national and international collaborators.
You will enjoy substantial freedom (if desired) to design novel algorithms and to explore your own hypotheses. Your project will benefit from close interactions with our clinical and wet-lab collaborators.