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Employer: London Research Institute
Location: London, United Kingdom
Posted: October 02, 2009 Expires: November 23, 2009
Job Title: London Research Institute Four Year PhD Studentships
Description:

The Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (LRI) invites talented and motivated final year undergraduates or recent graduates to apply for four year PhD studentships.

The LRI is part of the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world and is committed to training the next generation of cancer research scientists. Our research groups, based in laboratories at Lincoln's Inn Fields (Central London) and Clare Hall (just north of London), are well-resourced and benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and on-site scientific services.

Postgraduate students are at the core of our scientific community.  To enable our students to develop into independent research scientists with excellent career prospects, we provide exciting and challenging research projects, a supportive environment, and tailored transferable skills training.  A partnership with University College London provides additional academic and social facilities.

PhD studentships are available in the following areas:

Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories:

  • Paul Bates  Biomolecular Modelling
  • Dominique Bonnet  Haematopoietic Stem Cell
  • Julie Cooper  Telomere Biology
  • Adrian Hayday  Immuno Surveillance
  • Caroline Hill  Developmental Signalling
  • Banafshe Larijani  Cell Biophysics
  • Neil McDonald  Structural Biology
  • Peter Parker  Protein Phosphorylation
  • Caetano Reis e Sousa  Immunobiology
  • Erik Sahai  Tumour Cell Biology
  • Gipi Schiavo  Molecular Neuropathobiology
  • Almut Schulze  Gene Expression Analysis
  • Martin Singleton  Macromolecular Structure & Function
  • Nic Tapon  Apoptosis & Proliferation Control
  • Barry Thompson  Epithelial Biology
  • Takashi Toda  Cell Regulation
  • Sharon Tooze  Secretory Pathways
  • Richard Treisman  Transcription
  • Frank Uhlmann  Chromosome Segregation

Clare Hall Laboratories:

  • Simon Boulton  DNA Damage Response
  • Vincenzo Costanzo  Genome Stability
  • Peter Karran  Mammalian Cell DNA Repair
  • Jesper Svejstrup  Mechanisms of GeneTranscription
  • Helle Ulrich  DNA Damage Tolerance

Applicants should be recent graduates or final year undergraduates who hold or expect to gain a first/upper second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and who have laboratory or research experience (either as part of or outside of a university degree course).

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a three day interview programme, which will be held at Clare Hall from 24th to 26th January 2010 and at Lincoln’s Inn Fields from 27th to 38th January 2010.

Successful applicants will be awarded stipends of £17,830 (outer London) and £19,160 (inner London) for the first year, with annual increases thereafter. University tuition fees will also be paid by the LRI.

Applications must be made online via our website: 

http://london-research-institute.co.uk/jobs/phd/

This site also contains more detailed information about the LRI, its PhD programme and the PhD projects available.  Closing date for applications: 23rd November 2009

To apply: Applications must be made online via our website:  
http://www.london-research-institute.co.uk/lrijobs/jobsphd/

When you apply, please mention that you saw this job on jobs.phds.org
Employer:

The Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (LRI) conducts innovative basic biological research to improve our understanding of cancer. The LRI has made significant breakthroughs since its inception, and continues to be at the forefront of its field.

With more than 550 staff and students, the LRI also has a strong academic programme and is committed to training the next generation of world-leading scientists.

Job Type: Graduate fellowship / assistantship
Sector: Nonprofit
Website: http://www.london-research-institute.co.uk/
Dept Site: http://www.london-research-institute.co.uk/
Salary: £17,830 (outer London) and £19,160 (inner London)
Hours: Full time
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