We are looking for talented and motivated recent graduates or final year undergraduates who have decided that they want to do a PhD and:
You can preview what you will be asked for on the online application form, by downloading Example Online Application Form (PDF).
The information you provide on your education, skills and experience plus the information given by your referees will be the only facts used in deciding whether you will be invited to interview.
Once you have completed Section 1, you can save your progress, then you will be sent a password so you can return to and complete the form at a later date.
When you are not working on the form, the system will time-out after 20 min of inactivity and you will lose any information entered. If you are going to stop working on the form, please use the 'Save & Exit' button and log in at a later time to complete your application.
Completing "Section 2 - Group Leader Choice"
You are applying to the London Research Institute (LRI) PhD Programme and we want to ensure that we invite a range of applicants to interview, who are interested in the research and projects of all our recruiting group leaders.
We will ask for your preferred group leaders on the application form. However, if you are invited to interview, you will have the opportunity to change your group leader preferences, as you hear more about the different labs and projects. You can select group leaders at our Clare Hall (CH) laboratories, at our Lincoln's Inn Fields (LIF) laboratories, or at both laboratories - please see FAQs for information on what happens if you are interested in group leaders at both sites.
Before completing the application form, please read about the Group Leaders recruiting PhD students to start in September 2009 and their PhD projects by using the links on the "LRI PhD Studentships" page (top left).
When you complete the application form:
- you will be asked to select the 3 group leaders that you are most interested in doing a PhD with (non-ranked list);
- you will be asked to indicate if you are particularly interested in one of these 3 group leaders (your first choice at time of application);
- you will be asked to indicate if you also are interested in doing a PhD with any of our other group leaders (non-ranked list, up to 3).
Completing "Section 3 - Education and Lab Experience"
Please complete carefully, giving as much information as possible. Pay particular attention to the section on your research lab experience.
Completing "Section 4 - Your Research and Career Aspirations and CV"
Please pay particular attention to this section and tell us why you want to do a PhD and are applying to the LRI PhD Programme.
You will be asked to upload a copy of your CV - this should be a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or a Rich Text file (.rtf) that is no larger than 2MB.
Completing "Section 5 - Other Details"
This section is to provide us with additional information about yourself and to help us advertise our PhD programme in the future.
Completing "Section 6 - Referees"
We will request letters of recommendation from 2-3 scientists who are familiar with your academic work and/or laboratory research experience and who can judge your potential as a PhD student. Please select your referees carefully - at least one should be able to comment on your University academic record and at least one should be able to comment on your previous lab experience.
Please ensure that your referees' contact details, especially their email addresses, are accurate. We will contact your referees within 2 working days of your application submission asking them to complete an online reference form.
The deadline for reference receipt of is 12.00 noon (GMT) Friday 28 November 2008 - if we do not receive at least 2 references for you by then, your application will not be considered.
Please help your referees meet this deadline by informing them of your application, and encouraging them to submit their reference soon after receipt of our email. You and your referee will receive an acknowledgement email once each reference has been submitted.
Enquiries
If you have any questions not answered on our webpages, or have any difficulties in using the online application form please contact lriinfo@cancer.org.uk.
Important Dates
Applications open - Friday 3 October 2008
Applications close - 12.00 midnight (GMT) on Monday 24 November 2008.
References due in - 12.00 noon (GMT) on Friday 28 November 2008.
Invitations to interview will be emailed to shortlisted candidates by: Friday 19 December 2008.
Clare Hall laboratories PhD Interviews will be held from: Monday 26 January to Wednesday 28 January 2009.
Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories PhD Interviews will be held from: Wednesday 28 January to Friday 30 January 2009.
