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Bioinformatician

University of Glasgow · School of Infection and Immunity

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year · Grade 7
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days

Laboratory Teaching Technician in Biological Sciences

The University of Leeds · Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Leeds Permanent £29,588–£33,002 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days

Senior Research Technician

University of Warwick · School of Life Sciences

Coventry Fixed-term £31,861–£35,302 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 15 Dec 2026
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 15 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Associate GRADE 6/7

University of Glasgow · School of Infection and Immunity

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year · Grade 7
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 9 Dec 2026
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 9 Dec 2026

Deputy Containment level 3 & Biosafety Manager

Queen Mary University of London

London Permanent Not specified · Level 3
Posted 11 Nov
Posted 11 Nov

Senior Laboratory Technician (Microbiology)

The University of Surrey · School of Biosciences

Guildford Permanent £32,722–£37,369 / year
Posted 11 Nov
Closes in 12 days
Posted 11 Nov
Closes in 12 days

Research Technician – Immunofluorescence and Tissue Imaging (Full-Time/Part-time)

King's College London · Institute of Pharmaceutical Science

London Fixed-term £39,755–£44,685 / year
Posted 11 Nov
Closes 29 Nov 2026
Posted 11 Nov
Closes 29 Nov 2026

Research Fellow in Computational Biology

The University of Southampton · School of Biological Sciences

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£36,636 / year
Posted 11 Nov
Closes 10 Dec 2026
Posted 11 Nov
Closes 10 Dec 2026

Research Assistant

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · Department of Biological Sciences

Egham Fixed-term £35,312–£41,038 / year
Posted 11 Nov
Closes in 12 days
Posted 11 Nov
Closes in 12 days

Research Associate Biodiversity Science

Newcastle University · School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Newcastle Fixed-term £37,369–£37,369 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days

Laboratory Technical Specialist- Invivo Cancer Modelling

Newcastle University · Newcastle Centre for Cancer, Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre

Newcastle Fixed-term £32,722–£35,302 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days

Research Fellow in Molecular Microbiology

University of Warwick · Life Sciences

Coventry Fixed-term £36,320–£46,970 / year · Grade 5
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Associate Grade 6/7

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year · Grade 7 Visa sponsorship
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026

Technical Manager (Life Sciences, Biomedical & Environment)

The University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth Fixed-term £41,064–£44,746 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 10 days

Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University · Faculty of Medical Sciences / Newcastle CRUK Drug Discovery Group / Translational and Clinical Research Institute

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£39,560 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Lecturer in Forensic Science - 2yrs FTC

University of Wolverhampton · Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Wolverhampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £41,885–£49,798 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026

Advanced Technician

University of Durham · Department of Biosciences

Durham Fixed-term £27,865–£30,986 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days

PDRA

University of Durham · Department of Biosciences

Durham Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days

Research Technician

The University of York · Biology

York Fixed-term £32,722–£37,369 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Spatial Transcriptomics

Queen Mary University of London

London Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 9 Nov
Posted 9 Nov

Senior Research Technician - Rice Research (Fixed-term)

University of Nottingham

Sutton Bonington Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 7 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026
Posted 7 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026

Research Assistant

University of Warwick · WMS - Biomedical Sciences

Coventry Fixed-term £31,861–£35,302 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026

Senior Research Technician

University of Warwick · Life Sciences

Coventry Fixed-term £31,861–£35,302 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Molecular Biosciences

University of Durham · Department of Biosciences

Durham Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 27 Nov 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 27 Nov 2026

Research Fellow in Host Pathogen Interactions

The University of Leeds · Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days