Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral researchers design and execute experiments within the Generative Biology Institute, working at the interface of biology, technology and engineering to make biology engineerable. The role involves contributing to high-impact publications and mentoring junior researchers and students, supported by technology hubs for sequencing, imaging, automation and substantial compute resources. Positions span multiple research groups at a new Oxford Science Park facility.

Mass Spectrometry · Flow Cytometry · Sequencing +5

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral role in the Zuercher Lab at the Generative Biology Institute, working on genome synthesis and genetic isolation. Involves designing and troubleshooting experiments, analysing complex datasets with computational and statistical tools, publishing papers, and mentoring junior researchers. Based at Oxford Science Park in a new bespoke facility.

E. coli

• Oxford
• On-site
• £39,424 – £43,984 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Carries out laboratory research on synthetic genome DNA assembly, generating constructs and testing new approaches using recombinant DNA methylases. Involves molecular cloning, long DNA molecule extraction, bacterial culture and recombinant protein production and purification, with scope for some bioinformatic analysis. Based in a well-equipped Oxford lab, collaborating on translation of synthetic chloroplast genomes into crop plants such as potato and wheat.

DNA Methylases

• London
• £47,500 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead a computational project studying how driver mutation clones interact with their microenvironment in chronic liver disease and liver cancer. Develop graph neural networks, transformers and generative AI methods on large-scale spatial genomics, single-cell and imaging data, embedded across the Crick and Wellcome Sanger Institute with joint supervision.

PyTorch · JAX · NumPy +2

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Hands-on in vitro pharmacologist designing and running biochemical, biophysical and cellular assays for novel modalities, generating ML-ready datasets that both advance drug programmes and improve predictive models. Works closely with ML and computational colleagues, using LLM agentic workflows and in silico hypothesis building, and coordinates wet-lab studies across CRO partners.

SPR · GCI · nanoDSF +7

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level

Postdoctoral researchers join an interdisciplinary team fabricating three-dimensional living, synthetic and hybrid tissues for disease modelling, therapeutic testing and organ repair. Openings span cell biology, electrophysiology, bioinformatics, hydrogel science and tissue engineering, combining stem cell biology, bioprinting and device engineering within a group of about 15 members.

Multielectrode Arrays · Calcium Imaging · Optogenetics +4

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral role in the joint Monera project, building multi-modal generative models of whole organisms starting with E. coli. You will perform high-throughput genome engineering to generate diverse microbial strains and design scalable measurement strategies, working in an integrated computational and experimental team alongside AI scientists.

Escherichia coli

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Design and conduct experiments on nanopore technologies, single-molecule analysis, and 3D tissue engineering, spanning chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. Postdocs lead development of emerging biotech methods, publish impactful research, and mentor junior researchers within a 100+ researcher institute.

3D Printing