Postdoctoral Training Fellow in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry (ID 633) at The Institute of Cancer Research

Job Details

Summary of Role

A postdoctoral position in synthetic organic chemistry applied to the discovery and optimisation of new drugs to treat cancer is now available in a collaborative project led by Dr Gurdip Bhalay. The successful candidate will be located in the state-of-the-art laboratories at Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London, and will apply their synthetic organic chemistry knowledge to prepare molecules of interest as anticancer agents. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to learn and develop skills in medicinal chemistry, as well as a broader understanding of drug discovery. Research Lead: Dr Gurdip Bhalay
 
Key Requirements

Knowledge, experience and achievement in synthetic chemistry are essential. The successful applicant will have ample opportunity to develop additional skills in post. This is an ideal opportunity for enthusiastic, committed chemist to make an important contribution to improve therapies for cancer patients, while gaining experience and training in drug discovery skills in an institute with a track record of success.

The ICR has a workforce agreement stating that Postdoctoral Training Fellows can only be employed for up to 7 years as PDTF at the ICR, providing total postdoctoral experience (including previous employment at this level elsewhere) does not exceed 10 years
 
About our Centre

The Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery (CCDD), within the Division of Cancer Therapeutics, is a multidisciplinary ‘bench to bedside’ centre, comprising around 160 staff dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The CCDD’s exciting goal is to discover high quality drug candidates for validated biological targets and to progress these candidates to clinical trial. All the scientific disciplines are in place to make this possible. Our world-class biologists, chemists and drug metabolism specialists work together focusing on new molecular targets emerging from human genome and ground-breaking cell biology research. This is an exciting and fast-moving area of cancer research and offers the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary environment using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment.

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Dr Gurdip Bhalay for further information by emailing gurdip.bhalay@icr.ac.uk. This job description is a reflection of the current position and is subject to review and alteration in detail and emphasis in the light of future changes or development.

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