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Principal Investigator (f/m/d) Leukemia

Employer
St. Anna Children´s Cancer Research Institute
Location
Austria (AT)
Salary
Competitive startup package and an attractive annual gross salary
Closing date
Aug 31, 2022

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Cancer Research
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Group Leader/Principal Investigator
Organization Type
Non-Profit

Job Details

As a Principal Investigator at CCRI you strengthen our excellent research team, which focuses on the development and research of innovative approaches for the treatment of childhood cancer. This position offers a unique opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary competence center for pediatric oncology and have a direct impact on the development of new cancer therapies.

For this position, we are considering both starting PIs as well as established/consolidator level candidates with the perspective of tenure.

As a Principal Investigator, you will

  • Lead a competitive independent research program
  • Develop your ambitious ideas and perform innovative medically-inspired research
  • Take direct responsibility for completion of your research project
  • Actively participate and further develop our processes of selecting excellent postdoctoral fellows and PhD candidates, teaching activities and supervising postdoctoral fellows and students
  • Participate in regular institute meetings and our weekly scientific Wednesday seminars
  • Closely cooperate with institutes in close proximity, jointly constituting the biomedical research hub of Vienna

Your profile

  • MD and/or PhD scientist with postdoctoral research experience with scientific excellence documented by publication and funding track records
  • Scientific excellence of an independent research program in the above mentioned areas with a potential for clinical translation
  • Proactive team player who enjoys working across disciplines and within an international team of excellent scientists
  • Excellent management skills, high social competence and organizational skills

Our offer

  • Competitive starting package and an attractive annual gross salary
  • Support in formulating your most competitive ERC grant ideas and help with the application
  • A challenging position in a meaningful, inspiring and international setting
  • An outstanding working atmosphere in a strong team with excellent research and development opportunities
  • Flexible working hours, discounted lunch in our canteen and other great benefits
  • Excellent location in the center of Vienna, a capital of biomedical research in Europe in close proximity to partner institutes (e.g. CeMM, Medical University Vienna)

Who we are

The St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), located in the center of Vienna, the world’s most livable city and one of Europe’s most important places for biomedical research and life sciences, is an international and multidisciplinary competence center striving to improve treatment of children and adolescents with cancer by connecting translational and clinical research with open-minded exploration of basic disease mechanisms. Through close cooperation between clinic and research, the CCRI provides an ideal environment for cutting-edge research and its translation into clinical practice. To achieve our ultimate goal of advancing the well-being of patients, the CCRI constantly pushes scientific boundaries and strongly promotes close collaboration and exchange with external institutions like the Medical University of Vienna, CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) and the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP).

The CCRI is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Find more information here: https://ccri.at/

Your application

We are looking forward to your application! The application deadline ends on 31.08.2022 or until position is filled. Applications should contain the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae (including full publication list)
  • List of up to five most important publications with a short comment explaining the relevance of the paper and your contribution
  • Synopsis of your research interests and planned research program including how you and CCRI could mutually profit from each other
  • Funding track record and /or funding plan
  • Names and contact details of at least three references

Apply here or send your application to faculty-recruiting@ccri.at (Reference: PI Leukemia)!

Company

St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) strives to improve treatment for children and adolescents with cancer by bringing together translational and clinical research with open-minded exploration of basic disease mechanisms. Every year, 250-300 children and adolescents in Austria alone are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to research, more than 80 % of these children will now survive. Integrally connected with St. Anna Children’s Hospital, experimental and theoretical scientists at CCRI work side-by-side with oncologists to tackle eminent issues in pediatric cancer research and therapy.

The CCRI trains a generation of passionate and courageous researchers thriving on this interdisciplinary exchange and it hosts state-of-the-art experimental facilities to power this mission. CCRI tears down conventional boundaries by constant exchange and collaboration with outside institutions in order to go the extra mile for the benefit of the patient. Bringing research from bench to bedside, CCRI headquarters multiple clinical trials and is tightly integrated in international networks to maximize innovation and impact.

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