Postdoctoral Training Fellow

Under the guidance of Prof. Simon Robinson, we are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Training Fellow to develop and apply pre-clinical MRI techniques to characterise the tumour microenvironment and its response to treatment in vivo. The successful candidate will play a key role in exploiting MRI for adaptive radiotherapy, performing MRI-embedded investigations of tumour response to radiotherapy / immunotherapy drug combinations.

About you

The successful candidate must have a PhD (or supervisor’s pre-approval) in Physical or Biomedical Science, and accomplished in the application of imaging techniques for the investigation of cancer. Experience in the development & application of MRI protocols, ideally in a pre-clinical setting, MRI image acquisition and associated software programming for data analysis would be advantageous.

The ICR has a workforce agreement stating that Postdoctoral Training Fellows can only be employed for up to 6 years as a PTDF at the ICR ( this includes experience gained at PDTF level prior to joining the ICR).

Department / Directorate Information

The position will be based within the Centre for Cancer Imaging, part of the Division of Radiotherapy & Imaging at the Institute of Cancer Research.

What we offer

• A dynamic and supportive research environment
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and professional development opportunities
• Collaboration with leading researchers in the field
• Competitive salary and pension