Faculty positions at the Sanger Institute
[Wellcome Library, London]
Our research is built upon our Faculty of approximately 40 research leaders. Each develops his or her own hypothesis-driven research, seeking answers to important biomedical questions, and leads a team of postdoctoral fellows, PhD students and support staff.
We look to our Faculty to provide the vision to establish and lead internationally influential science while giving them access to unparalleled facilities to support the delivery of projects and the generation of data and biological resources on a vast scale. The research projects of each Faculty member are aligned to and strengthen our overarching areas of human genetics, mouse and zebrafish genetics, pathogen genetics and bioinformatics.
There are three levels of seniority:
- Career Development Fellow (CDF) Group Leader
- Group Leader
- Senior Group Leader
Further information and criteria for the different levels can be found in the Institute's Faculty Model. The document also describes the career management and review arrangements for Faculty members.
Faculty recruitment takes place in one of two ways:
- By applying in competition for advertised core-funded positions in strategically aligned areas;
- With the sponsorship of a Board of Management member, applying for and securing an external career development award [or clinical equivalent] from a major funding body in the biomedical research sector for example MRC, CR-UK. Note: Fellowships from the Wellcome Trust may only be held at the Institute if they come under one of the Trust's clinical schemes.
For further details of the recruitment process please refer to the Faculty Model.
For current openings see Current Faculty Opportunities or visit Current jobs.
Faculty Positions in our new Stem Cells and Cellular Phenotyping Programme.
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, based south of Cambridge, is one of the world's leading genomic research centres funded primarily by the Wellcome Trust. Our mission is to use genome sequences to advance understanding of the biology of humans and pathogens in order to improve human health.
The Institute conducts research in four thematic areas - human genetics, pathogen genetics, model organism genetics and informatics. Building on its expertise in the genetic manipulation of ES cells and the production of iPS cells, we are developing plans for a new scientific programme in stem cells and cellular phenotyping [SCCP]. The programme will have two major components - a resource of stem cells/iPS cells and a high-throughput cellular phenotyping platform. The new platform will sit alongside our established large scale experimental pipelines as part of an extensive scientific infrastructure including sequencing, genotyping, sample management, large scale PCR and others which support and drive numerous projects both internally and externally.
Scientific leadership, technical expertise and operational excellence will be needed to realise the vision of this high profile strategic initiative and we therefore wish to bring the best possible team together. We will be recruiting at a number of levels during the coming months - faculty, technology experts and senior operational managers. Our initial focus is on establishing the complex infrastructure and implementing a fully operational pipeline. This in turn will bring scientific opportunities and new lines of enquiry by allowing us to assess the impact of genetic variation at the cellular level in health and disease.
We are seeking outstanding scientists with interests in reprogramming of cells to iPS cells, differentiating pluripotent cells to somatic tissues and/or engineering of stem cells. Individuals with broad interests in these technologies and their application to the development of cellular models are encouraged to apply.
Applications are invited from scientists at different career stages - from first faculty position (CDF Group Leader or Group Leader - salary from £45,000) to senior PIs with a significant track record of successful independent research (Senior Group Leader - salary from £65,000). We also offer excellent benefits and relocation support. Applications from women, who are under-represented in our Faculty, are particularly encouraged, although we welcome approaches from any scientists with relevant research interests.
General enquiries can be directed to facultysearch@sanger.ac.uk.
For informal discussion, contact Mike Stratton.
Applications should only be made through our on-line recruitment facility accompanied by:
- Curriculum vitae, complete list of publications and details of three referees;
- A two page description summarising scientific achievements to date; and
- A three page outline of future research plans indicating how these fit with, contribute to and make use of Sanger programmes and infrastructure.
Closing date for applications: 6th January 2012
