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Research Manager & Named Veterinary Surgeon

• London (Greater)
• Competitive
• Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

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Postdoctoral Researcher - PNAC - Dr Jason Chin - LMB 2415

• Cambridgeshire
• £39,375 per annum
• UKRI(LMB) - Onefix Media

We are looking to recruit up to 4 postdoctoral scientists to join Jason Chin’s group at the MRC LMB. You will work with Jason Chin to develop found...

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Postdoctoral Project Research Scientist

• London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
• From £43,210, subject to skills and experience, with benefits
• Francis Crick Institute

The Postdoctoral Project Research Scientist role is to provide support to interlinked projects within the Sahai group

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Water Quality Modelling Scientist

• Belfast (City/Town) (GB)
• Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)

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Senior Research Fellow (Cellular Myologist)

• England, London
• University College London (UCL)

About usThe Department of Neurodegenerative Disease is recognised as internationally leading in the study of neurodegenerative diseases causing dement

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• From £43,210 per annum with benefits, subject to skills and experience

The role holder will be expected to produce independent, original contributions to the subject area, supervise junior lab members.

Postdoctoral Researcher

• WC1E 7HX, London (Greater)
• £42,365 rising to £48,424 per annum
• Birkbeck, University of London

Postdoctoral Researcher Salary: £42,365 rising to £48,424 per annum Contract type: Fixed term Mode: Full time Business Unit: School of Natural Scie...

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Research Technician

• Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater)
• £43,309 per annum
• Imperial College London (ICL)

Applications are invited for a 3-year research technician within the Drug Transport and Tumour Metabolism Group at the Institute of Clinical Scienc...

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Principal Research Scientist - In Silico Biologics Design

• Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England / Oxfordshire, England, Oxford
• £75000 - £90000 per year

Immunocore (NASDAQ: IMCR) is a pioneering, commercial-stage T cell receptor biotechnology company whose purpose is to develop and commercialize a new

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Research Fellow in Climate Innovation

• South Kensington, London (Greater)
• £52,417 - £61,855 per annum

The Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, with the support of Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF) is looking for a researcher to work for us...

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Research Associate in Chemical Biology

• United Kingdom
• £36,024 to £44,263 per annum, depending on relevant experience
• University of Manchester

We are looking for an ambitious scientist who is keen to develop new biosynthetic pathways and/or chemoenzymatic routes to pharmaceutical targets

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• 15 days ago
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Research Career Development Fellowships 2024

• Oxford, Oxfordshire
• Dependent on grant funding
• Department of Biochemistry | University of Oxford

Opportunity for early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for establishing an independent research group, as an externally funded fellow.

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Research Fellow

• £42099 - £50585 per annum

About usApplications are invited for a Post Doctoral Research Fellow position in the UCL Division of Infection and Immunity in a research team led by

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Senior Scientific Officer

• Glasgow City (GB)
• Range: £25,767 to £43,197 depending on experience
• CRUK Scotland Institute

Senior Scientific Officer Salary Range: £25,767 to £43,197 depending on experience Transgenic Technologies – Dr Douglas Strathdee About us The CRUK...

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RESEARCH CO-ORDINATOR- GRADE 7

• £38,205 - £44,264 pa
• University of Liverpool

This is a unique position that would suit an individual who has a passion for innovation and research

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Biosciences is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences and one of the largest Divisions within UCL, u

Translational Scientist

• Glasgow, Glasgow City
• 35000 - 50000

Translational Scientist- Prof. Owen Sansom   Scotland Institute lab: Colorectal Cancer and Wnt Signalling   Salary:  £35,000 to £50,000 (Depending ...

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15 Professors, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

• Greater London
• Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London seeks at least 15 world leading translational researchers in medicine and dentistry.

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• 29 days ago
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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN INORGANIC MATERIALS SYNTHESIS AND DISCOVERY- GRADE 7

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in the synthesis and characterisation of new inorganic materials.

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Research scientist

Alternative titles for this job include.

Research scientists plan and lead experiments and investigations on a range of scientific topics.

Average salary (a year)

£27,000 Starter

£48,000 Experienced

Typical hours (a week)

39 to 41 a week

You could work

evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts

Jaz is a research scientist at the Natural History Museum.

Their research involves studying cells and DNA, and has even included a trip to the Arctic.

How to become

How to become research scientist.

You can get into this job through:

• a university course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role

You usually need a first or 2:1 (upper second class) degree in a science subject to become a research scientist. Most research scientists continue to study for a postgraduate qualification like a PhD.

You could study on an integrated postgraduate master's course. These courses include independent research and are designed to lead directly on to a PhD.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 2 or 3 A levels, or equivalent, including a science, for a degree
• a degree in a relevant subject for postgraduate study

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• equivalent entry requirements
• student finance for fees and living costs
• university courses and entry requirements

Apprenticeship

You could apply to do a Research Scientist Level 7 Apprenticeship, which is equivalent to postgraduate study.

You could also join a degree apprenticeship if you want to work in a particular field of scientific research. 

Apprenticeships include:

• Biomedical Scientist Level 6
• Nuclear Scientist Level 6
• Materials Science Technologist Level 6
• Clinical Scientist Level 7

These apprenticeships can take around 3 years to complete.

To get onto an apprenticeship, you'll find it useful to have:

• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship
• guide to apprenticeships

It may be possible to start as a research assistant or graduate industrial scientist. You would usually need to study part time for a PhD while you work.

UK Research and Innovation and industrial companies sometimes offer studentships. This would give you the opportunity to do a PhD while getting practical research experience.

Career tips

It may improve your chances of finding work if you've got work experience in a research department, or your degree included a placement in a research environment.

As a graduate, you could look for postgraduate training opportunities offered through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) . In a KTP you would get the opportunity to run a research project together with an organisation and a university or research body.

Further information

You can get advice about research careers from the Science Council and professional bodies for particular scientific fields, such as:

• Biochemical Society
• Royal Society of Biology
• Institute of Physics

What it takes

Skills and knowledge.

You'll need:

• science skills
• maths knowledge
• complex problem-solving skills
• thinking and reasoning skills
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to use your initiative
• excellent written communication skills
• the ability to work well with others
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

What you’ll do

What you'll do, day-to-day tasks.

As a research scientist you could:

• write research proposals and apply for funding
• plan, design and do experiments
• record and analyse results
• present findings in journals and at conferences
• develop new products and ways to apply new discoveries
• teach and supervise students' research projects

Possible green job

This job could help the environment.

For a research scientist to be a green job, you could:

• carry out research which supports the environment like turning waste products into fuel
• work with reusable or recyclable equipment
• use materials from local suppliers to reduce emissions from shipping

Find out more about green careers

Working environment

You could work in a laboratory or at a university.

Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.

You may need to wear protective clothing.

Career path and progression

As a scientist with a research council or organisation, you could move into a senior research or laboratory management position.

In an academic post, once you've gained experience and published original research, you could progress to senior research fellow or professor and lead your own research team.

You could open up further opportunities for career development by gaining Chartered Scientist status .

You can get more details about career development options through Vitae .

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Microbiology team leader.

• £50000 - £60000 per annum

CK Group are recruiting for an experienced Microbiology Manager on behalf of a growing Cell Therapy CDMO, to be based at their site in Cambridge...

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Numerical Model Developer

• Reading, England
• GBP40000 - GBP55000 per annum
• Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)

AWE have an exciting opportunity for a Numerical Model Developer to exercise and improve capability in understanding nuclear warhead effects and envi

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Senior Quantum Computing Scientist

• GBP46130 - GBP75000 per annum

AWE have an exciting opportunity for a Principal or Senior Quantum Computing Scientist to join our High-Performance Computing Group. This role offers

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Quantum Sensing Scientist

• GBP36640 - GBP46000 per annum

AWE have an exciting opportunity for a Quantum Sensing Scientist to join our Novel Detection Team. This role offers the opportunity to develop, explo

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HPC Systems Administrator

• GBP38000 - GBP65000 per annum

Do you want to work with the UK's Supercomputers? AWE currently has an exciting opportunity for a HPC Systems Administrator, to join our team here at

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Senior Criticality Safety Assessor

• GBP52000 - GBP75000 per annum

Join AWE in the UK's largest Criticality Safety Group to support safe nuclear operations in defence of the nation and develop your nuclear career! We

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Criticality Safety Assessor

• GBP31000 - GBP46000 per annum

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Laboratory Analyst

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Global Product Manager

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Field and Laboratory Technician (Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments)

• Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• £24,225 to £26,573 per annum
• Rothamsted Research

Rothamsted Research is seeking to recruit a Field and Laboratory Technician to work on the Long-Term Experiments - National Bioscience Research Inf...

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Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

• £37,890 - £41,438 per annum

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Clinical Laboratory Scientist

• York, North Yorkshire
• Offering competitive wages and pay for experience
• ACM Global Laboratories

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Research scientist (life sciences)

If you have an inquisitive mind and enjoy planning and working on experiments, you could be suited to a career as a research scientist

As a researcher in life sciences, you'll mostly be involved in planning and conducting experiments and analysing results. This could either be for a definite end use, such as to develop new products, processes or commercial applications, or to broaden scientific understanding in general.

You'll usually carry out your experiments and research on your own, but you'll typically be part of a larger team and will share your findings and relevant information with colleagues. This is sometimes done at international conferences or through the publication of research papers.

You can find employment in commercial or government laboratories, hospitals and higher education institutions.

Types of work

You could specialise in a particular area of life science, such as:

• bioinformatics
• biotechnology
• microbiology
• neurosciences
• pharmacology
• plant sciences
• stem cell research.

The work is close to the medical sciences but also crosses over into other areas such as biochemistry.

Responsibilities

The nature of the work depends on your level of seniority, the specific area of life sciences you work in and whether you're in an industrial or academic setting. However, it's likely that you'll need to:

• create and conduct experiments
• process and analyse results and data
• communicate results to the scientific community via published papers
• collaborate with industry/academia to apply the results of research and develop new techniques, products or practices
• present ongoing work and findings to colleagues at academic conferences, and summarise the nature of the research, methodology and results
• carry out field work to inform research
• teach, demonstrate to or supervise students (in academia) and train and supervise other members of staff
• devise or help to draw up new research proposals and apply for funding
• work in multidisciplinary teams, in different faculties or schools in academia, and in different functions of the business in industry
• carry out peer reviews of written publications and presentations to validate theories and inform research
• keep up to date with the work of other scientists
• attend academic conferences across the world and regularly read industry journals.
• Funding for PhDs is available through various routes and one of these is a PhD studentship. As well as covering tuition fees and project/training costs, some studentships also provide maintenance grants known as a 'stipend'. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) set a minimum amount for the stipend and for 2022/23 it is £17,668. Some institutions may pay more than this.
• Once you are working as a research scientist after completing your PhD, you could earn in the region of £25,000 to £40,000 depending on your specialist subject and experience.
• University professors or senior researchers with high levels of responsibility, such as at principal investigator level, can achieve salaries of £50,000 to £75,000.

Starting salaries are comparable between academia and industry, but private sector salaries at senior levels tend to be higher, particularly within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology areas.

Income figures are intended as a guide only.

Working hours

In academia, hours are fairly standard at approximately 37 hours per week, usually from 9am to 5pm. You may sometimes be required to stay after hours or to go in at weekends to complete experiments, but most organisations offer flexible working arrangements to accommodate this.

If you're based in industry, your hours may be slightly longer and you may have to work to fit in with shift patterns and commercial deadlines.

What to expect

• The majority of work is laboratory based, with field work required for some roles. Travel to and from clients' and colleagues' offices may also be required, particularly if projects are collaborations between industry and academia, or cross-university projects.
• Many researchers are employed on fixed-term contracts, associated with finite funding for particular projects. Most contracts last for several years. Permanent posts are highly sought after and are more common within industry than academia.
• Opportunities within life science organisations are available across the UK but some regions are particularly strong in certain fields. The largest regional concentrations of science industry employment are in the South East and East of England.
• Experimental work may involve working with hazardous and toxic materials. Experiments with animals or animal-based products may also be part of the research.
• Travel overseas, as well as in the UK, is sometimes necessary for attending conferences and seminars. Certain research areas, such as environmental science and ecology, may involve international field work.
• Many life science companies have global offices and universities across the world collaborate on research projects, so there are good opportunities for overseas employment.

Qualifications

You'll typically need a good honours degree, usually a 2:1 or above, in a related-science subject to get into life sciences research.

Any subject based in the areas of health, medicine, agriculture, horticulture or biology should be appropriate, but the following subjects are particularly useful:

• biochemistry
• biomedical science
• crop and plant science
• environmental biology
• natural sciences
• pharmacology.

Many employers also require you to have either a research-based MSc or a PhD, or to be working towards one, particularly for higher-level roles.

It may be possible to enter with just an undergraduate honours degree and to study part time for a postgraduate qualification and then progress on to a more senior role.

Entry to a technician-level job may be possible with a foundation degree or HND, but further study would be required in order to progress beyond this level.

Funding is given to research institutions via the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This is then passed on to students in the form of scholarships, bursaries and studentships. You should contact your preferred university, research institute or industrial partner to find out more about the funding options. More information is also available at BBSRC - Investing in doctoral training .

You'll need to have:

• a methodical approach to analysing and processing data
• problem-solving skills when carrying out experiments
• good time management and organisational skills
• the ability to work independently
• strong communication skills for writing papers, reports and bids and for giving presentations
• the ability and desire to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
• tenacity and patience, to see experiments through from design to completion
• networking skills, and the ability to build effective links with external organisations.

Work experience

Practical laboratory experience and knowledge of the range of techniques used will improve your chances when applying for research jobs. This experience can be achieved through a sandwich year placement in industry or vacation work.

Try to gain experience in both academia and industry as it will help to illustrate how the two environments differ and will inform your future career choice.

You should also try to keep up with developments in the area and read peer reviews. Organisations such as the BBSRC provide news and publications relevant to the field and can be a good way to stay up to date. See BBSRC News, Events and Publications for more information.

Find out more about the different kinds of work experience and internships that are available.

There are many employers across a variety of sectors within life sciences, including:

• clinical research organisations
• large pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies
• national and global health-related charities
• private hospitals and NHS trusts
• research councils and their associated institutes
• scientific and technical consultancies
• universities, including those overseas.

Job opportunities may also be available through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP). This is a joint project between a graduate, an organisation and a 'knowledge base', such as a university or a research organisation, which allows PhD graduates to apply research in a commercial environment.

Look for job vacancies at:

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
• Nature Jobs
• New Scientist Jobs
• THE Uni Jobs

Specialist recruitment agencies are also widely used within the scientific community. These include:

• Cranleigh Scientific
• Hobson Prior
• Hyper Recruitment Solutions

Professional development

The scientific and research skills you'll have acquired while studying for your PhD are viewed as appropriate basic training for more senior research positions. However, increasingly PhD researchers are also expected to possess a range of additional non-technical skills such as leadership management.

It's important to keep up to date with new techniques, skills and innovations. Support for continuing professional development (CPD) via events and industry news is offered by institutions such as the BBSRC. Conferences are a good way for you to hear about scientific advances and new research methods and you'll be expected to attend them regularly. You may also need to present your own work on occasions.

Jobs in industry tend to be accompanied by structured training programmes that may include completing placements in different functions of the organisation, working with a mentor and drawing up personal development plans with line managers.

All researchers involved in laboratory work are required to participate in training on health and safety and good laboratory practice (GLP). This training may include risk assessment workshops and control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH) training.

It's also possible to acquire professional membership with a relevant institution such as the Royal Society of Biology , and to work towards chartered biologist status.

Career prospects

In academia, progression is reasonably well defined, with most researchers aiming towards the level of senior research fellow or professor, leading research teams. You can achieve this through experience, successful research projects and publishing original, high-quality research.

Senior roles are accompanied by increased responsibility (i.e. securing funding) and additional teaching, supervisory and administrative duties.

In industry, you may progress towards senior scientific research or management roles, which are also accompanied by additional responsibilities, such as supervising and managing projects. Alternatively it's possible to move into another area of the organisation, such as business development, production or a regulatory role.

You're also able to move into media or communications roles. Public understanding of science is a topical growth area with many new opportunities, and jobs for journalists with a scientific background are becoming more widespread.

Another career path open to you once you have experience is consultancy. You could become involved in the technical and commercial evaluation of new ideas, products and technologies, providing scientific expertise to projects.

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Fully Funded PhD Opportunity within Mental Health Research using a Neuroscience or Social Science Approach

University of nottingham - medicine.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to undertake a fully funded 36-month project within mental health research using a neuroscience or social science approach. The successful candidate will join a vibrant community of postgraduate researchers and will benefit from attending structured academic and professional development training courses provided through the School of Medicine and/or the University of Nottingham Researcher Academy network; as well as access to Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIe) and other research support linked with the Institute of Mental Health.

We have 5 unique projects available to choose from, details of which can be found at jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=MED2010

Please review the key information as listed prior to contacting a project supervisor to discuss your suitability for the position. Studentship Details

• One studentship available
• 36-month PhD
• 1 st October 2024 start date.
• Tuition fees funded for 36 months.
• Stipend paid at current UKRI rate. £19,237 at time of advertisement.
• £1,500 per annum for research training support grant.
• Professional development training opportunities.

Entry requirements:

• Applicants must be a Home student for tuition fee purposes.
• Normally, applicants will be required to possess a first degree with at least Class 2 Division I Honours, or an equivalent qualification for PhD. Projects listed may have different entry requirements, please check the individual link under the project you are interested in.
• If English is not the candidate’s first language, they must provide evidence before the beginning of the studentship that they meet the University minimum English Language requirements (IELTS 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each element).

Application process:

• Please review your academic eligibility against the individual page links as stated under the projects.
• Once you have confirmed your academic eligibility, contact the supervisor by email as linked under your chosen project to discuss your interest and suitability for the project. Please ensure you include the following information for an informed discussion: title of project as listed, your academic qualifications, brief outline of your interest and why you wish to undertake this PhD.
• If the supervisor supports your application, they will direct you to complete the full application form.

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