Would you like to bridge the gap between academic research and its application?
We invite applications for an exciting opportunity to work with Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian to translate academic discoveries into workable technologies with real world applications. Research within the group has previously led to the founding of 3 spin-out companies that include Solexa Ltd and biomodal (formerly Cambridge Epigenetix). We are building a team to focus on pre-commercial development of technologies discovered by the group and are looking to appoint a chemist/chemical biologist/molecular biologist to join it. The research will involve nucleic acids chemistry and enzymology, protein-DNA interactions, epigenetics, chromatin structure and transcription. (http://www.balasubramanian.co.uk/)
Applicants should have experience of translational research in either an academic or industrial setting and a PhD in a relevant subject. They will have good communication skills, data management, organizational skills and demonstrate a clear enthusiasm for their work. The successful candidate will have a capacity for innovation and creativity, and be curiosity-driven together with a proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment. The desire to work as part of a close-knit team, sharing data and ideas and working together on complex experiments, is essential.
The position is available immediately.