英国剑桥大学2023年招聘博士后职位（多肽疗法）

剑桥大学（University of Cambridge），简称剑桥、Cantab，是一所坐落于英国剑桥郡剑桥市采用传统学院制的研究型大学。

剑桥是罗素大学集团、全球大学校长论坛、全球大学高研院联盟、国际应用科技开发协作网、剑桥大学医疗伙伴联盟成员，衍育了科技聚集地“硅沼（Silicon Fen）”，被誉为“金三角名校”、“G5超级精英大学”。

剑桥大学是英语世界中第二古老的大学，也是世界现存第四古老的大学.前身是一个于1209年成立的学者协会，设八座文理博物馆，馆藏逾1500万册的图书馆系统及全球最古老的出版社——剑桥大学出版社。

根据2022年9月学校官网显示，有专任教师7913人，各类本科生和研究生人数24270人。

PDRA in Peptide Therapeutics in collaboration with Bicycle Therapeutics (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge

PDRA in Peptide Therapeutics in collaboration with Bicycle Therapeutics

(Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 30 months in the first instance.

Available: from March 2024

A unique opportunity for a successful applicant to undertake research at the intersection of academia and industry to develop novel imaging technologies using bicyclic peptides. The UKRI Innovate UK funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a collaboration between Cambridge University and Bicycle Therapeutics (BicycleTx).

Based at BicycleTx, Cambridge UK, in collaboration with the Spring Group at the University of Cambridge, the successful applicant will contribute to achieve the KTP's objectives to develop and transfer knowledge as well as techniques required to develop new imaging technologies.

The KTP Associate will be an employee of the University of Cambridge but will spend most of their working time at BicycleTx`s premises at Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6GS and when required at the University of Cambridge. The contract is a fixed term for a duration of 30 months.

Qualifications PhD (or final stages of completion) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or closely related field

Key Tasks:

On boarding, familiarisation with the company and university

Creation of a detailed plan and complete a mini project

Design, synthesis, purification and analysis of chemically modified bicyclic peptides

Phage display using BicycleTx's proprietary technology

Assay development and implementation

Determination of pharmacokinetic parameters

Disseminate and embed developed knowledge within BicycleTx to various stakeholders throughout the KTP via reports, presentations, group discussions, workshops and staff training

Present findings to stakeholders prepare and complete full documentation

Disseminate research via scientific publications and conferences

Benefits:

Develop managerial skills and attend two residential managerial workshops

£5,000 personal training budget (total)

The opportunity to lead a project, develop project management skills and improve long term career prospects

Mentoring by industry experts, world-class academics and a Knowledge Transfer Network Adviser

Access to state-of-the-art research facilities

Access to a full range of continuing professional development modules within the University and bespoke training packages via BicycleTx's personal development framework

Gain experience in drug discovery working at the intersection of academia and industry

Ability to work in a largely self-determined way, across the industry- academic partnership

Bicycle Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BCYC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines. Our pipeline includes Bicycle Toxin Conjugates® as well as fully synthetic Bicycle® systemic immune cell agonists and Bicycle tumour-targeted immune cell agonists (Bicycle TICAs) focused on oncology indications with high unmet medical need. Bicycle is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and our US operations run out of Cambridge, MA.

Culture is key and all BicycleTx employees actively embrace and role model our company values:

We are adventurous. We believe it is the way to deliver extraordinary results for our patients.

We are dedicated to our mission. You cannot change the world if you do not have determination.

We are one team. We only succeed when we work together.

For further details about Knowledge Transfer Partnerships please visit https:// www. ktp-uk.org/

For further details please visit https: // www. bicycletherapeutics.com or https: // www-spring.ch.cam.ac.uk/

Appointment at the Research Associate level is dependent on the award of a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at the Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the award of the PhD has been confirmed. The salary range for a Research Associate is £36,024-£44,263 pa.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter and publications list in the upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents that have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor David Spring spring@ch.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference MA39659 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Further information

Further information

Department/Location

Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Salary

£29,605-£44,263

Reference

MA39659

Category

Research

Published

1 December 2023

Closing date

3 January 2024