Jobs in Norwich

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Senior Computational Chemist, LNP Design

Lead the computationally guided design of a lipid nanoparticle delivery platform, applying chemical and biophysical principles to optimise LNP composition and formulation. Use AI-enabled chemistry, cheminformatics, predictive models and molecular modelling to prioritise formulation components, working closely with the experimental team and founding team in a small start-up.

CureAge Therapeutics London

Hybrid Permanent Part-time

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Scientist I – Molecular Biology

Design and build large-scale synthetic gene loci and transgenic platforms for antibody discovery, using CRISPR/Cas9, RMCE and site-specific integrases. Hands-on molecular biology including PCR, NGS, plasmid construction and flow-cytometric immunophenotyping, within a small multidisciplinary team working from dry-lab design to wet-lab validation.

Alloy Therapeutics UK Ltd Cambridge £45,000 – £50,000 pa

On-site Permanent

PhD Studentship: One Health (meta)genomics of E. coli-associated Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy

Investigates whether pregnancy UTI risk relates to E. coli types, collecting urine and faecal samples with hospital clinicians. Uses long-read genome and metagenome sequencing, 18S qPCR and cytokine quantification, comparing patient gut, public and food/environmental genomes in a One Health framework.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

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PhD Studentship: Engineering protein nanocages for biotechnology applications

A four-year PhD project using engineering biology to develop bacterial and human ferritin nanocages for encapsulating small molecules, peptides and proteins, with applications in biocatalysis and therapeutics. The work spans protein purification, bioanalytical methods, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and microscopy, targeting enzymes such as hydrogenase and targeted molecular delivery. Based in the Le Brun lab at UEA's School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

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R&D Project Manager – Biotechnology

You will own the delivery and reporting of two live Innovate UK projects, managing plans, milestones, budgets, risks and financial claims while coordinating consortium partners, funders and scientific teams. Working closely with the CEO, CBO and researchers, you will improve how projects are planned and tracked rather than inheriting a fixed system, and support future grant applications.

Cranleigh Scientific Norwich

Hybrid Contract

PhD Studentship: Decoding the molecular switches that control fungal growth and infection

Investigates how G-quadruplex DNA and RNA structures regulate metabolic changes during fungal spore germination, using Aspergillus fumigatus as a model. The student will map G4 formation genome-wide, engineer mutants via CRISPR-Cas9, and apply NMR metabolomics and microscopy to study cell-wall remodelling and antifungal susceptibility within an interdisciplinary research environment.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

On-site Contract

PhD Studentship: Functional Genomics of Sexually Antagonistic Selection

Investigate why sexually antagonistic genes persist, using Drosophila to identify consistent loci and validate their sex-specific fitness effects via CRISPR-Cas9 allele swaps. Combines bioinformatics, genome engineering and sequencing, with training across evolutionary genetics, statistics and functional genomics at Norwich Research Park.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

On-site Contract