Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Join us at the world-leading CRUK Cambridge Institute. We're a unique department of the University of Cambridge, core funded by Cancer Research UK's charitable activities, and we're eagerly searching for our new Junior Group Leader.

The primary role of this position is to develop and lead a research team focussed on leveraging the newest developments in AI for discovery science or translation, in biology or medicine.

This post carries a significant package of support for five years in the first instance, equivalent to that of an investigator grant (approximately £2.5million over five years). As one of four institutes core-funded by CRUK, the Cambridge Institute receives a generous block grant each year that enables us to maintain world-class research support facilities. Unlike traditional start-up packages, core funding is provided to every group leader as long as they hold their position in the Institute.

For the successful candidate, previous knowledge of cancer research is desirable, but not essential. We're looking to nurture and support an early-career leader with a strong and exciting vision to pursue their new idea. Previously successful candidates in this area have pursued causal modelling of molecular data, analysis of spatial genomics data, and deep learning on pathology images. The diverse composition of our faculty evidences our strong track-record of scientists transposing skills garnered in other areas to cancer research. Among these, we boast leaders in chemistry, physics, veterinary medicine, and virtual reality, alongside practicing clinicians. We particularly welcome candidates who can bring a fresh perspective to their field by applying expertise gained in other areas of scientific research. Presently we have 16 Group Leaders plus 8 additional Affiliated Clinical Faculty.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/junior-group-leader-ai-for-cancer-research-fixed-term-sw46628