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August 29, 2025

**Job Description**
This post supports a PCUK-funded project investigating the mechanisms of the abscopal effect in prostate cancer, specifically how treating the primary tumour affects secondary tumours. The research focuses on the bidirectional signalling cross-talk between primary and metastatic tumours via circulating factors to understand their impact on therapy response and cancer outcome. This highly collaborative project involves teams in Cancer, Urology, Oncology, Interventional Radiology, and national/international collaborators. The successful candidate will join a small team utilizing cutting-edge technologies, including advanced next-generation sequencing, and will also manage project components and facilitate the collection and processing of consented patient samples.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Good track record of self-driven research work (either independent or under indirect supervision)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in a healthcare research setting (ideally)
• Experience with advanced next-generation sequencing techniques (implied)
• Project management skills

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
• Closely related discipline (Ph.D)
• Equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience

**Experience**
Other:
• Good track record of self-driven research work (either independent or under indirect supervision)
• Ideally, experience working in a healthcare research setting

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Experience
Other: • Good track record of self-driven research work (either independent or under indirect supervision) • Ideally, experience working in a healthcare research setting
Work Level
Ph.D, Postdoc
Employment Type
Full-time, Research Job, Temporary
Salary
Annual Salary: £43,863 - £47,223 per annum (for Research Assistant appointments for candidates not yet officially awarded their PhD)
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 2 years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Surgery and Cancer • Faculty of Medicine • Project led by Professor Charlotte Bevan
Supervisor(s)
Professor Charlotte Bevan
Supervisor Email
c.bevan@imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College London
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Industry
Education
Phone
+44 (0)20 7589 5111 +44 (0)20 7589 **** Show
Location
London