Postdoctoral Research Associate

3 weeks ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

Location: Department of Biology, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ

We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to co-ordinate and undertake a programme of research as part of a new project entitled 'A Biodiversity Baseline for the Begbroke Innovation District'. Our project will focus on the site of a major new infrastructure project near Oxford comprising an expanded Science Park alongside new homes, schools, businesses, community facilities and public green space. This development provides a unique opportunity for impactful research on implementing sustainable infrastructure and housing developments, including their potential to achieve nature recovery.

Working with the Principal Investigators and assisted by a small team of assistants, you will finalise data collection strategy and protocols, and collect and analyse data on key components of biodiversity at the site. This baseline will provide the essential template and platform for future re-surveys during and through the life of the development, allowing a robust assessment of the University's commitments to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain. Your work will involve planning, organising and executing a programme of fieldwork to sample and quantify selected components of biodiversity and relevant abiotic variables on the Begbroke site; preparation, identification and archiving of samples; and associated data and sample management curation and analysis. You will also work closely with other teams on how best to translate this biodiversity monitoring framework into guidance that is immediately useful to the ongoing management and monitoring of biodiversity on other parts of the University's green estate.

You will hold, or be close to completion of, a PhD/DPhil in a relevant subject, or have substantial equivalent research experience, as well as strong natural history skills, including the ability to identify, and design field monitoring protocols for, relevant UK plant and animal taxa. You will be expected to contribute to preparing research outputs for publication as well as overseeing and co-ordinating the day-to-day work of fieldwork assistants.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

This post is full time and available immediately for a fixed-term period until 31 October 2025 with the potential to extend to a 19-month tenure subject to funding. We will also consider applicants seeking part time work, a shorter contract term, or job-share arrangements. This will be discussed with applicants at interview and/or appointment where appropriate.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Prof Owen Lewis ).

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 25 June 2024. Interviews are likely to be scheduled for early July 2024.

£36,024 to £44,263 (Grade 7) per annum



  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    About the roleThe Department of Biology is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a full-time post, funded by BBSRC, working under the direction of Geraldine Wright.This position will fund a researcher to analyse data, prepare figures and text for scientific manuscripts and train new students on pollen collection and sterol extraction...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to co-ordinate and undertake a programme of research as part of a new project entitled 'A Biodiversity Baseline for the Begbroke Innovation District'. Our project will focus on the site of a major new infrastructure project near Oxford comprising an expanded Science Park alongside new homes, schools,...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited two fixed-term IOI Postdoctoral Research Associates in Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, to work under the supervision of Professor Christopher Schofield until 31 December 2025The position is based at the new INEOS Oxford Institute for AMR Research IOI, at the Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: Department of Biology, The John Krebs Field Station, Wytham, Oxford OX2 8QJAbout the roleThe Department of Biology is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a full-time post, funded by BBSRC, working under the direction of Geraldine Wright.This position will fund a researcher to analyse data, prepare figures and text for...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    About the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Professor Kristijan Ramadan's research team, which focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism of the DNA-protein crosslink (DPC) proteolysis repair.You will be responsible for carrying out research on identifying and characterising the genes/pathways involved in DPC...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Soft Matter to work under the supervision of Prof. Alice Thorneywork for a period of up to 12 months.Research in the Thorneywork group focuses on the development and exploitation of experimental soft matter models to better understand fundamental behaviours in molecular level...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Applications are invited for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate in EPR Spectroscopy of Porphyrin-Based Spin Systems to work with Professors Christiane Timmel and Harry Anderson for a period of 12 months. The project involves analysing magnetic interactions in molecular wires incorporating several paramagnetic centres.Applicants must hold a PhD...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sleep Medicine to join the Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine group within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences. We conduct human experimental and clinical studies on sleep and disorders of sleep with the aim of understanding their pathophysiology and...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    About the roleApplications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Inorganic Chemistry to work under the supervision of Professor Dermot O'Hare (P.I.) in collaboration with Professor Ludmilla Steier (Co-I), for a period of up to 24 months.The project involves the discovery of more efficient, selective and stable electrocatalysts for efficient...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Profs. Michael Dustin and Matthew Higgins as part of a collaborative research team spanning the Immunological Synapse Lab at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and the Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology in Biochemistry. Your primary responsibility will be to carry out research on the...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Kavli Institute of NanoScience Discovery, New Biochemistry Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU About the role Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Soft Matter to work under the supervision of Professor Alice Thorneywork for a period of up to 24 months. About you Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry,...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: Department of Statistics, 24-29 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LBWe are seeking to appoint an outstanding Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate in the areas of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning. The University of Oxford has partnered with Google DeepMind to provide a platform for positive change, working to diversify the research community and...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher who wants to drive research into novel cancer therapeutics with the potential to impact human health, to join the group of Dr Joseph Newman at Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine.You will be responsible for expressing and purifying human helicase proteins for assay...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    As part of the Faraday Institution's SOLBAT project, we aim to break down the barriers that are preventing the progression to market of solid-state batteries.This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, carrying out research on solid-state batteries, with expertise, proven by a strong publication record, in one or...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: South Parks Road, OxfordWe are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Prof Philip Biggin's lab in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to investigate and establish novel methods for protein-ligand affinity prediction that can offer significant speed gains but similar accuracy to absolute binding free energy (ABFE)...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: South Parks Road, OxfordWe are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Prof Philip Biggin's lab in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to investigate and establish novel methods for protein-ligand affinity prediction that can offer significant speed gains but similar accuracy to absolute binding free energy (ABFE)...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford.You will be a member of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research to understand the...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Economicsnetwork Full time £36,024 - £44,263

    Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and creative Postdoctoral Research to join the lab of Professor Aarti Jagannath to work on a collaborative and interdisciplinary project with Prof. Andre Furger and our industrial partner Oxford Biodynamics. Successful...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, OxfordAbout the Blavatnik School of GovernmentOur vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders;...


  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

    Location: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, OxfordAbout the Blavatnik School of GovernmentOur vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders;...