Job Description

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join an exciting project that is being funded by the Medical Research Council. This project will be looking into immune response with emerging pathogens working with scientists from across the UK, Africa and Asia. You will be joining a well published team and would expect you to be contributing at a high level to these publications and further research.

You will be responsible for managing your own academic research in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment of an internationally leading research institute. This involves project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. Adapting existing and develop new scientific techniques, and experimental protocols and testing hypotheses and analyse scientific data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining working hypotheses as appropriate.

You will contribute ideas for new research projects and collaborate in the preparation of scientific reports, journal articles, and grant application and occasionally present papers and posters. Act as a source of information and advice to other members of the group on scientific protocols and experimental techniques as well as conduct and plan own scientific work. You will benefit from the institute and wider university expertise in immunology, virology, and molecular biology. There will be opportunities to develop new therapeutic materials and vaccine development in infectious diseases.

It is essential that you hold a DPhil/ PhD (or close to completion) in a subject related to immune response to viral infection as well as having experience with working with antibody responses and know how protein production works within mammalian cells. It will also be expected of you to have experience in molecular biology specifically in nested-PCR, qPCR, Gibson reaction, gene editing and molecular cloning as well as having knowledge of multi-colour flow cytometry and cell sorting.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 27 months and is funded by the Medical Research Council - UKRI.

Only applications received before 12 midday on 20 November 2025 will be considered. Please quote

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