Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington, Oxford

Grade 7: £29,837 - £36,661 p.a.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position within the Telomeres and Genome Stability Group led by Dr Madalena Tarsounas at the Gray Institute in Oxford. We are looking for a strongly motivated postdoctoral candidate interested in joining our international team.

The primary goal of the Group is to investigate how factors involved in DNA repair by homologous recombination contribute to telomere maintenance and genome integrity.

The successful candidate will aim to define at molecular level the tumorigenesis barriers normally active in HR-compromised cells and how these are overturned in cancer.

You will have a PhD/DPhil in Biology, Biochemistry or related subject and a solid background in molecular biology and a high level of technical competence in cell culture techniques. You will also have a background in senescence and/or DNA damage signalling/repair and a good publication record. Experience in lentiviral/retroviral infection of mammalian cells and high-throughput screens is desirable.

This is a full-time post and is available for 3 years in the first instance.

All applicants must complete an application form and upload a CV and supporting statement.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 17 April 2014.