Postdoc: Spatial Transcriptomics in Colorectal Cancer Therapy

Corehr; Oxford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the CRC-STARS Spatial Biology team, focusing on spatial transcriptomics to understand colorectal cancer therapy response through multidisciplinary collaboration.

You will develop bioinformatics pipelines, apply advanced spatial analysis, and contribute to publications and grant applications; PhD near completion, strong Python skills, and experience with high-dimensional data required.

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD/ DPhil in a quantitative field or be close to completion.
• Experience analyzing complex, high-dimensional datasets.
• Strong programming skills in Python and ability to translate findings into biological insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply bioinformatics and spatial analysis methods to large-scale datasets.
• Build robust, reproducible computational pipelines.
• Collaborate with researchers across the CRC-STARS consortium.
• Contribute to scientific publications, grant applications and conference talks.

Skills

Python programming

Bioinformatics

Spatial analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD/DPhil in computational biology or related

Tools

MuSpAn

Job description

The University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the CRC-STARS Spatial Biology team, focusing on spatial transcriptomics to understand colorectal cancer therapy response through multidisciplinary collaboration.

You will develop bioinformatics pipelines, apply advanced spatial analysis, and contribute to publications and grant applications; PhD near completion, strong Python skills, and experience with high-dimensional data required.