Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Cancer Biology

The role

The School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol seeks to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (depending on experience) with a commitment to educational excellence and to further strengthen its internationally competitive research base in Cancer Biology.

The position will be based in the Biomedical Sciences Building with access to outstanding core facilities (including Proteomics, Imaging, Genomics, Animal and Flow Cytometry). The School also has a proven track record for translational work (five world-leading 4* Impact Cases in the REF2014).

The University of Bristol ( http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ ) was ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for its research, according to the Research Excellence Framework: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2015/january/ref-update.html .

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students within the School and across the Faculty of Life Sciences in the area of Cancer Biology. They will also bring a creative high impact research programme to undertake internationally competitive research supported by external funding. With over 30 research groups in the School working in cancer biology, infection and immunity and stem cell biology, and close relationships with other Schools within the University, there are extensive opportunities for collaboration within a world-class environment.

You should apply if

The successful applicant will be a research leader with a proven international track record commensurate with experience. We encourage applicants that complement and enhance current School activities in Cancer Biology (teaching and research) and have the potential to collaborate with aspects of our other research themes in Infection and Immunity (incorporating bacteriology, immunology and virology) and Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Therapies.

Potential applicants are encouraged to make general informal enquiries through the Head of School, Professor Anne Ridley FRS ( Anne.Ridley@bristol.ac.uk ), the School Research Director, Professor Christoph Wuelfing ( Christoph.Wuelfing@bristol.ac.uk ) or School Education Director, Dr Darryl Hill ( Darryl.J.Hill@bristol.ac.uk ).

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.