Job description
Join the Cambridge Research Collective as a Senior Academic Research Scientist and play a pivotal role in advancing foundational and translational research. This full-time role focuses on leading cross-disciplinary studies, designing rigorous experiments, and translating findings into impactful publications and grant proposals. You will collaborate with faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to advance state-of-the-art research in your field.
As a key member of our team, you will drive methodological innovation, foster open science practices, and contribute to the strategic direction of multiple projects across disciplines.
Responsibility
- Lead and manage complex research projects from concept to publication, ensuring rigorous methodology and reproducibility.
- Design experiments, develop protocols, and supervise data collection, cleaning, and analysis.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including faculty, postdocs, and graduate students; mentor junior researchers.
- Prepare grant proposals, progress reports, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
- Plan and execute statistical analyses, data visualization, and interpretation of results.
- Ensure compliance with ethical standards, data governance, and regulatory requirements.
- Translate research findings into policy briefs, conference presentations, and open science outputs.
- Represent the lab in internal reviews, seminars, and external collaborations with partners and sponsors.
Qualification
- PhD in a relevant field (e.g., life sciences, computational sciences, or social sciences) or equivalent research experience.
- 5+ years of experience leading independent research projects in an academic setting.
- Strong background in experimental design, statistical analysis, and data management.
- Proficiency in Python and R; experience with MATLAB, SPSS, or other statistical tools.
- Record of peer-reviewed publications and successful grant applications.
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Commitment to open science, reproducible research, and ethical research practices.