Join us
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Are you interested in our research and looking to join our team? Whether you are a postgraduate student, postdoc or are seeking a host for your MSci or MPhil project, we welcome genuine and well-thought-out enquiries. Please see below for further information and any current openings.
Current openings
We currently offer the following placement:
- Undergraduate Summear Research Programme - Project "Learning how to learn: exploring sequence-based deep learning models for genomics"
The summer research programme is open to anyone who is currently an undergraduate students and intends to do a PhD in the future (not necessarily with us). Application deadline is 30th of April 2024. Please follow the links above for a detailed description of the application process.
Masters and undergraduate projects
If you are interested in pursuring a Masters or undergradudate project with us, we have previously hosted an MSci project as part of the University of Cambridge Part III Systems Biology course, as well as a summer internships through the CRUK CI Undergraduate Summer Research Programme. We encourage students wishing to pursue similar opportunities to reach out to us to discuss their suitability, potential projects, and time frame.
Advice for expressing your interest
To contact us, please use susanne.bornelovTEST@cruk.cam.ac.uk. We are a small team driven by a desire to learn fundamental biology using computational and data-driven methods. When contacting us or applying for a position, please clearly explain how your training and research interests align with our goals. As a computational team, we expect candidates to have experience with coding and command line tools in line with their career stage. However, if you're only interested in developing computational methods without a desire to understand the underlying biology, you may not flourish here.
If you're interested in a specific job advert, please apply using the official University of Cambridge application system. You don't need to email your application to us, but feel free to reach out if you have any queries about the position. For general enquiries about future projects and positions in the team, or if you want to apply for your own funding, please attach a CV and explain why you're interested in joining us. We look forward to hearing from you!
