Job Description

Ref Number

B02-09596

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,981-52,586

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

03-Nov-2025

About us

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The Research Fellow will work with Professor Marinko Sarunic's group at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and UCL Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. The post holder will be involved in the development of biophotonics and biomedical optics hardware and technology for ophthalmic imaging in close collaboration with researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Working as part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers, computer scientists, and clinicians, the post holder will investigate applied optics, biophotonics, data acquisition, and signal / image analysis for retinal imaging. The post holder will proactively engage with researchers across the NIHR BRC at Moorfields, as well as collaborators in the UK and around the world.



Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre

About the role

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Salary: The appointment will be made on UCL grade 7 (43,981 - 52,586 per annum, including London Allowance)


Duration: the funding for this post is available until 31/03/2028



There are two Research Fellow posts available for highly motivated, creative, and independently thinking researchers with a passion to carry out applied biophotonics research for retinal imaging. The research will combine applied physics with biomedical engineering to develop novel optical imaging instrumentation and methods to reveal inflammatory cells in the retina. The project will combine optics instrumentation with medical image analysis.



Appointees will form part of a team whose primary research focus is on high resolution structural and functional ocular imaging. The post holder will develop instrumentation and conduct imaging experiments with a strong focus on AO OCT for cellular resolution retinal imaging.


Appointment as a Research Fellow at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD. Ifthis is not the case, an initial appointment will be made as a Research Assistant at Grade 6b with payment at Grade 7 backdated upon award of a PhD to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis (with corrections)

About you

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Successful candidates will have a PhD in applied physics, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline with specialization in biophotonics, or biomedical optics.



Experience with optical imaging system component (fibre optics, lenses, optomechanics, detectors, etc) assembly and alignment for related applications is essential as is a strong understanding of the principles in general optics and optical coherence tomography imaging system design.

What we offer

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Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Application Process

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy please contact Prof Marinko Sarunic (email: m.sarunic@ucl.ac.uk). If you have any queries regarding the application process please email: ioo.hr@ucl.ac.uk.



A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.



To apply for the vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button below.

Please ensure you attach your CV and highest academic qualification

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In addition, please ensure you provide a personal statement outlining how you meet the criteria to support your application. Please DO NOT attach research papers.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.



Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.