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About Us

The Cancer Centre (CC) incorporates oncology and related activity at Guy’s and St Thomas’ as well as King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts. The CC accepts referrals from the local population, from its affiliated cancer units in South East London, and is also a tertiary referral centre treating patients from further afield. It is committed to delivering high quality clinical care in a research-oriented environment, and is well recognised for specialist training in Medical Oncology. King’s Health Partners is the alliance between the partner hospitals and King’s College London (KCL), together forming one of the largest centres for biomedical research and education in Europe. Clinical and translational research forms a key component of the CC’s cancer strategy. The achievements and potential of the institutions in the fields of cancer research have been recognised with designation as an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, and as a part of the Cancer Research UK City of London Major Centre. Trainees in Oncology enjoy the active support of a large department composed of medical and clinical oncology consultants. The Cancer Early Phase Trials Unit (CEPTU) at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust / King’s College London is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, nurses, data managers, scientists, and support staff involved in the development of new anticancer drugs. Based in the NIHR Clinical Research Facility on the Guy’s campus, the activities of the Unit include aspects of anticancer drug development from target and biomarker validation to the conduct of Phase I trials.

About the role

The successful candidate will spend 50% of their time in clinical training and 50% undertaking research relating to a translational programme within the Faculty of Life Science and Medicine of King’s College London.

The research component of this post will be hosted in the Barral laboratory and aims to investigate the role of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in cancer. Experience of computational biology will be required.

This is a full time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for four years.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Full GMC / NMC / other relevant body registration with valid license to practice 
2. PhD or MD (Research) qualified in relevant subject area 
3. Thesis must be submitted at time of application
4. PhD must be awarded by post start date
5. Must have at least 12 months’ training in medical oncology remaining at point of entry
6. Demonstration of understanding and commitment to an academic career
7. Demonstration of the potential for scientific independence

Desirable criteria

1. Experience in computational biology

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

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The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.