Postdoc AI Scientist: Cancer Vaccine Discovery & Computation

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (AI Scientist & Computational Cancer Biology) in the Nuffield Department of Medicine. The role blends AI, computational biology, and cancer immunology to advance personalised cancer vaccines.

You will work on integrating genomic, immunological and experimental data, developing novel AI models, and guiding junior researchers in a multidisciplinary team at Oxford.

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in AI, computational biology, bioinformatics, cancer biology, genomics or closely related discipline.
• Strong computational research skills with experience analysing large-scale biological datasets.
• Experience with frontier AI models and AI coding or agent systems (e.g., Codex).
• Understanding of cancer vaccines, neoantigen discovery, tumour antigens or cancer immunology for personalised medicine.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply AI and computational biology approaches to large-scale cancer datasets; integrate genomic, immunological and experimental data.
• Collaborate with AI researchers, cancer biologists, immunologists and autonomous laboratory scientists; guide junior team members.

Skills

Computational research

AI model development

Genomic data analysis

Education

PhD / DPhil in AI, computational biology, bioinformatics, cancer biology, genomics

Tools

Codex

Job description

University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (AI Scientist & Computational Cancer Biology) in the Nuffield Department of Medicine. The role blends AI, computational biology, and cancer immunology to advance personalised cancer vaccines.

You will work on integrating genomic, immunological and experimental data, developing novel AI models, and guiding junior researchers in a multidisciplinary team at Oxford.