Post Doctoral Training Fellow (ID:47)

☞ The Institute of Cancer Research

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: London

Category: Education / Training

Industry: Non-profit NGO

Job type: Contract

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Key Information

Salary:Starting salary £38,607 (£32 844 for pre-viva applicants)

Starting salary dependant on relevant Postdoctoral experience. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term until 31st August 2024

Hours per week: 35 (Full Time)

Job Details

Research Lead: Professor Uwe Oelfke

Summary of Role

This position is funded for 36 months by a CRUK multi-disciplinary grant titled ‘Understanding the impact of spatial dose modulations on toxicity and tumour response in lung radiotherapy’.

The main task will be the development of a pre-clinical irradiation platform for micro-beam therapy, which accounts for breathing induced organmotion by gated dose delivery. Starting point are our current CCI technologies, like the micro-beam cell irradiator [1] and the SARRPsystem (xstrahl). The most important components of this research are the development/implementation of: i) an electronically driven micro-beam collimator system, ii) reliable organ motion sensor technology iii) feedback loop for gated dose delivery triggered by motion sensor signals. The project will be performed in direct collaborations with partners in clinical oncology/immunotherapy and radiation biology. On the technical side we are collaborating closely with the Department of Medical Physics at the Technical University in Munich (TUM).

[1] Bartzsch S, Cummings C, Eismann S, Oelfke U., A preclinical micro-beam facility with a conventional x-ray tube. Med Phys. 2016 Dec; 43(12):6301


Key Requirements

The successful candidate must have the ability to assimilate relevant information and initiate new areas of research as well as the ability to coordinate, plan and execute research to a high standard. Good communication skills are essential as is the ability to foster collaborative projects. The successful candidate must be able to prioritise a busy workload and work effectively & semi-independently. Experience: programming in MATLAB and/or PYTHON maybe even C++ and a proven track record of productive research / good publication record are essential. Familiarity with pre-clinical radiotherapy systems is desirable.


Department/Directorate Information:
The Joint Department of Physics conducts and translates research and development of medical physics into clinical practice. The department is a collaboration of academic and clinical staff from The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. It sits within the Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging who are developing and applying novel technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/centres-and-collaborations/the-royal-marsden-partnerships/joint-department-of-physics
We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Professor Uwe Oelfke via Email Uwe.oelfke@icr.ac.uk

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you’ll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

The ICR is committed to supporting overseas applicants applying for roles, please click here to find out further information.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.


We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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