Biotechnology Jobs

• Manchester
• £38,448 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead mass spectrometry-based proteomics within a Wellcome Discovery Award consortium studying microbial competition and Type VI Secretion Systems. Design and run DIA proteomics experiments, maintain timsTOF and LC instrumentation, and apply R-based analysis pipelines, publishing findings as lead or co-author.

timsTOF HT · timsTOF Ultra AIP · Liquid Chromatography +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,178 – £48,700 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Conducts research characterising crosslinked proteins and lipids under a Wellcome Trust-funded grant, using proteome and lipidome methods including sample preparation, LCMS and data analysis. Manages project administration, guides junior researchers and students, and contributes to reports, publications and external seminars.

LC-MS · nanoLC-MS

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid
• £38,570 – £49,893 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A postdoctoral research role analysing large-scale human genetic, epigenetic and proteomic datasets, including dried blood spots, birth cohorts and cell-free DNA, to uncover the genetic basis of early-life traits and develop biomarkers for pregnancy and neonatal conditions. The work spans statistical genetics, multi-omics and methods development, with scope to tailor projects to the fellow's interests.

GitHub · Snakemake · Nextflow +1

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £38,448 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Primarily experimental wet-lab postdoc developing programmable nucleic-acid systems that sense defined human genomic sequences and convert molecular recognition into engineered DNA outputs, with applications to genetic privacy. Based in the Department of Genetics, the role involves hands-on design, construction and troubleshooting of novel molecular systems plus quantitative analysis of assay performance to guide experimental iterations.

• Durham
• £39,560 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A postdoctoral position investigating whether bacterial enzymes retain post-mortem functions that promote nutrient recycling. The researcher will combine transcriptomics, metabolomics, genetics and large-scale E. coli mutant collections to identify gene products active after death, working in Professor Martin Cann's lab within an interdisciplinary consortium spanning Durham, Edinburgh, Oxford and Cambridge.

Escherichia coli

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,178 – £48,700 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Join a Gates Foundation-funded programme developing nanopore-based sensing platforms to detect volatile organic compounds in biological samples, part of the multidisciplinary Decoding Olfaction collaboration. The role combines chemical biology and biophysics to advance single-molecule sensing, with the goal of enabling personalised and continuous health monitoring. Multiple fixed-term postdoc positions are available in a collaborative academic and industrial environment.

• York
• Hybrid
• £38,448 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead an ARIA-funded project characterising engineered lipid nanoparticles that target lung-mediated immune regulation, with a focus on macrophage-driven innate immune mechanisms. Work spans mouse models, flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy within a multi-university consortium, based at York with some remote working.

Flow Cytometry · Fluorescence Microscopy

• Keele
• £39,560 – £48,337 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A postdoctoral research associate role delivering the insect-focused laboratory components of a consortium project on a planthopper-vectored bacterial plant disease. The postholder investigates vector ecology and transmission biology using insect rearing, bioassays, EPG analysis and molecular techniques such as PCR and qRT-PCR, with occasional travel within the UK and Europe.

Electrical Penetration Graph · Bioinformatics

• Edinburgh
• Lead

Designs, delivers and interprets complex molecular and cellular biology studies for drug discovery and translational research, combining hands-on lab work with technical direction across client programmes. Provides scientific leadership on multiple projects, evaluates new technologies and supports colleagues, working with mammalian cell cultures and advanced cellular systems.

• Lancaster
• £33,002 – £37,694 pa

Support a collaborative project developing materials for sustainable agriculture, using materials preparation, characterisation and in vitro biological testing to study how material properties affect plant interactions. The post also involves prototype validation, health and safety implementation and laboratory work within a rapidly expanding chemistry department.

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

Postdoctoral role in the Liu Lab for Synthetic Evolution, designing and troubleshooting experiments, analysing complex data with computational and statistical tools, and publishing high-quality research. The lab invented OrthoRep for continuous accelerated gene evolution, with projects spanning antibody sequence-affinity datasets, enzyme sequence-function maps, and de novo gene function emergence. Involves mentoring junior researchers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

OrthoRep

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

Designs and troubleshoots experiments in continuous evolution, engineering orthogonal replication systems for targeted gene evolution while preserving host viability. Involves computational analysis of complex datasets, publishing high-quality research, mentoring junior staff, and pursuing IP and translational opportunities within a new Oxford institute.

• Addlestone
• On-site
• £47,557 – £52,010 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a UKRI-funded Next Generation Veterinary Vaccines programme, investigating influenza, coronaviruses and zoonotic Disease X threats. Work across multidisciplinary teams using in vitro and in vivo approaches to design and optimise plug-and-play vaccine platforms, assessing immunogenicity, efficacy and antigenic variation. Includes line management, project coordination and work in SAPO4/ACDP3 containment facilities.

SAPO4 · ACDP3

• Coventry
• On-site
• £36,320 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role in the Clostridial Cell Biology Group, leading molecular biology and experimental evolution work on vancomycin resistance in Clostridioides difficile. Collaborates with biochemists, bioinformaticians and clinical microbiologists across Warwick, Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds, and involves supervising PhD and masters students.

• London
• On-site
• £47,500 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead a research project investigating how cortical cell types respond to 3D visual stimuli, using multiphoton calcium imaging in virtual reality, correlative in situ sequencing and molecular connectomics. Combines systems and molecular neuroscience approaches, with responsibility for experiment design, data analysis in Python or MATLAB, and supervising junior staff.

Python · MATLAB