This is a list of paid positions in cancer research laboratories. If your lab is able to offer a paid position, please contact us to be added to this list.

If you are an English-speaking cancer researcher displaced from Ukraine and wish to apply for one of these positions, please use the contact details given for that position.

The opportunities listed on this page are reserved for researchers who were actively working in cancer research in Ukraine until the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022. Due to the nature of the research positions in international labs, applicants need to speak English unless otherwise indicated.

Positions:

• Rene Bernards lab, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands. Funded 12 month fellowship in cancer genetics. To apply, contact: r.bernards@nki.nl
• Alberto Bardelli lab, IFOM (FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology), Milan, Italy. Funded 12 month position. To apply, contact: alberto.bardelli@unito.it
• Joan Seoane lab, VHIO, Barcelona, Spain. Our lab works on molecular oncology with a special interest in brain cancer. We will be happy to host active Ukranian scientists. Contact: jseoane@vhio.net
• Nuria Lopez-Bigas lab, Barcelona, Spain. If you are a postdoc, PhD or Master's student interested in Cancer Genomics and would like to join our lab for an internship contact: nuria.lopez@irbbarcelona.org.
• Palmer lab, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. We study ALK signalling in neuroblastoma using Drosophila, cell and mouse models. The lab is also integrated in translational work with clinical colleagues in neuroblastoma. 12 months fellowship can be offered. Contact: ruth.palmer@gu.se
• María Mayán lab, Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain. Lab's research area: Drug resistance, tumor biology and microenvironment. Length of contract/fellowship: 6-12 months. Contact: Ma.Dolores.Mayan.Santos@sergas.es
• Federico Bussolino lab, Department of Oncology-University of Torino. Lab's research area: To study the role of microenvironment on tumor onset, progression and resistance to therapies with particular emphasis to the role of vasculature and fibroblasts. The general interest is mainly focused on the mechanisms regulating the circuits between cancer and stroma cells through molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches as well as by exploiting mouse models. Length of contract/fellowship: 2 yrs. Contact: federico.bussolino@unito.it
• Xosé R. Bustelo lab, Cancer Research Center of Salamanca, Spain. We are working on cancer biology (identification of new cancer drivers, cell signaling, Rho and Ras GTPases, mouse models, bioinformatics). We can accept postdoctoral fellows. Full paid positions. Length of contract/fellowship: Negotiable. Contact: xbustelo@usal.es
• Rainer M. Bohle, University of Saarland, Institute for Pathology, Molecular Pathology Lab., Germany. Funded positions as Oncopathologist (human thoracic cancer research) and Histotechnologist available for > 12 months. To apply contact: rainer.bohle@uks.eu
• Metabolism and Molecular Pathology Lab. UCLM. Toledo, Spain. Funded 12-month postdoctoral position. Chemotherapy resistance mechanisms and new chemotherapeutic strategies. To apply contact raul.calero@uclm.es.
• Department of Cancer Immunology, Institute of Cancer Research, Oslo University Hosptial, Norway. The department's research is mainly focused on the development of new cell-based therapies to treat blood and solid tumors and the identification of new drugs to overcome immune escape using novel drug sensitivity screening processes. We are looking for a candidate who holds a MSc, PhD, or similar, within haematology, oncology, immunology, molecular medicine or similar. 12 months fully-paid position. To apply contact: r.c.bollineni@medisin.uio.no

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