Research Associate

Why are brains the way they are? Do neural circuits function in an “optimal” way, and if so, in what sense are they optimal? How do brains encode sensory information and form associative memories? We are seeking postdoctoral research associates to study these fundamental questions in neuroscience in the olfactory system of the fruit fly Drosophila. You...

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual interested in biology and machine learning to join the BBSRC funded project ‘Unlocking the complexity of organismal colour patterns using artificial intelligence’ as a Research Associate. The project will make use of recent advances in machine learning and computer vision to...

The Department of Economics has an international reputation for practical and real-world economics. Our researchers advise government departments in the UK and internationally. The Department of Economics is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to provide research assistance to departmental research groups on a range of research projects. Over the...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Law is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join a team of academic, policing, health and service user partners to evaluate police-led drug diversion (PDD) schemes for drug-involved suspects. These schemes, which are currently in operation in...

We have an exciting opportunity in Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health for a post-doctoral research associate with a passion for cancer research looking to use their primary tissue culture and microscopy skills to potentially directly impact future patient treatments. You will join the Ex Vivo Group working but also work closely with...

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on theoretical and computational analysis of MHD waves generation by vortical drivers, the interaction of multiple vortex tubes located within intergranular lanes and how they contribute to the middle and upper solar atmosphere dynamics. Plasma flows in the Sun’s photosphere have the...

Are you looking to improve bereavement care for those from ethnically diverse communities? Do you have a passion for community engagement? We are seeking to appoint a talented, post-doctorate Research Associate with qualitative research experience within the Department of Oncology and Metabolism at the University of Sheffield. You will support a National...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Education, for a Research Associate who will take a key role in the delivery of the research project: ‘Mental Health Medications in the Lives of People with Learning Disabilities’ (NIHR204107). The role will involve working closely with...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The Department of Sociological Studies is committed to understanding society and social change, and to research and teaching that improves people's lives, especially those of the most vulnerable. We are proud to be one of the top social science research departments in the UK, with a long history...

Are you Interested in working for a world top 100 university? The Department of Sociological Studies is committed to understanding society and social change, and to research and teaching that improves people's lives, especially those of the most vulnerable. We are proud to be one of the top social science research departments in the UK, with a long history...

Applications are invited for a Research Associate (RA), funded by the Wellcome Trust from January 2024. The post is part of a major new, long-term, research programme involving researchers in Sheffield (UK), Jena (Germany) and Harvard (USA) that will integrate microbial physiology, biochemistry and genetics with biophysics, mathematical modelling and world...

Applications are invited for a Research Associate (RA), funded by the Wellcome Trust from May 2024. The post is part of a major new, long-term, research programme involving researchers in Sheffield (UK), Jena (Germany) and Harvard (USA) that will integrate microbial physiology, biochemistry and genetics with biophysics, mathematical modelling and world...

You will join the School of Allied Health Professionals, Nursing and Midwifery, working as a Research Associate on the research project: ‘Breaking the Care Cycle: Parenting after leaving care’. You will join Dr Ellis and a Project Steering Group to explore the perspectives of parent care leavers and to develop alternative narratives around leaving...

Are you interested in working at a world top 100 University? We are seeking a Research Associate to work on the EPSRC funded project "Integrating quantum sensors with bespoke quantum error correction" under direction of Dr Yingkai Ouyang. We are one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package...

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have an exciting opportunity in the Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) section in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) to join the team, with at least one position (either Grade 7 (Research Associate) or Grade 8 (Research Fellow)). We are committed to exploring...

Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate to join an exciting new project. The new consortium, Accelerating Research and Innovation for Advanced Therapies (WWW.ardat.org), is supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and brings together the leading expertise of 34 academic, non-profit and private organisations from across...

We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Biosciences for a Research Associate specialising in plant physiology and remote sensing. The Research Associate will work on a multi-disciplinary, international project investigating the use of photovoltaic panels in agricultural systems (AgriPV), and their impacts on plant physiology and crop yield. The...

How does a photoreceptor synapse use mechanical motion to improve information transfer? Mikko Juusola’s lab at the University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to study this question in the fruit fly Drosophila. We study ultrafast morphodynamic adaptation in photoreceptor synapses to light changes using a range of methods, such as in vivo...

A Wellcome Trust/Royal Society funded Research Associate position is available in Dr. Kyra Campbell’s research group. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Campbell group, who are focused on identifying the molecular mechanisms underlying epithelial cell plasticity during development and disease. We study how this fundamental property is orchestrated...

This post will primarily support the work of the NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF), based in the Molecular Ecology Laboratory of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology cluster in the School of Biosciences, but also a number of research projects based in the Laboratory. The NEOF Visitor Facility in Sheffield supports environmental omics research across...