AstraZeneca PhD Studentship in Pre-Clinical Safety of Radioconjugates, University of Cambridge
Job Description
Cambridge’s Department of Radiology, with AstraZeneca, is offering a funded PhD studentship on the pre-clinical safety assessment of radioconjugates, using PET imaging and multimodal tissue analysis. Applications close on 30 October 2026.
At a glance
- Post: AstraZeneca PhD Studentship in Pre-Clinical Safety of Radioconjugates
- Where: Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge
- Funding: a fully funded studentship; the advertisement states no stipend figure
- Reference: RQ51135
- Apply by: 30 October 2026
Read the official University of Cambridge advertisement before you apply.
About the work
The full title is a PhD studentship in the development of an integrated pre-clinical pipeline for safety assessment of small molecule and peptide-based radioconjugates, using in vivo PET imaging and multimodal ex vivo tissue analysis.
The Department of Radiology, in partnership with AstraZeneca, is offering the studentship to develop new approaches for the safety assessment of next-generation radiopharmaceuticals. Radioconjugates deliver a radioactive payload to a target, which makes where that payload ends up a safety question as much as an efficacy one. Building a pipeline that can answer it before a drug reaches people is the point of the project.
What you need
- A motivated, enthusiastic and inquisitive student with an interest in molecular imaging, radiopharmaceutical sciences, oncology, translational medicine and drug development
- Read the official advertisement for the full entry requirements and funding conditions
Pay
The studentship is advertised as fully funded. The advertisement gives no figure, so confirm the stipend and fee cover with the department before you accept.
How to apply
Apply online through the Cambridge job page. Quote reference RQ51135 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Check this first. The University states that it has a responsibility to ensure all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you are applying from outside the UK, read the visa position for this post before you spend time on the application.
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Hiring institution: University of Cambridge
Official advertisement: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
How to prepare for this application
- This is an industry-partnered studentship. AstraZeneca involvement shapes the project and often the data you can publish; ask about it.
- Molecular imaging is the central skill. Any PET or SPECT experience is worth stating.
- Quote the reference, RQ51135. Cambridge asks for it on the form and in every email about the post.
- Check your right to work in the UK. Every Cambridge advert carries this condition, and it is the usual reason an overseas application stalls.
About the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is one of the world's leading research universities. Its research posts are advertised centrally at jobs.cam.ac.uk, with each department running its own selection.