Postdoctoral Research Fellow

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Contractual hours**

36.5

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

**Job category/type**

Research

**Date posted**

07/08/2025

**Job reference**

Q05917

**Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS)**

The above full-time (1.0FTE) post is available from 1 February 2026 to 31 March 2027 on a fixed-term basis within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

**The post**

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in a project to study stem cells in invertebrates. This Leverhulme Trust funded post is available from 1 February 2026 to 31 March 2027. The successful applicant will carry out experimental and computational work related to this project.

The post will include the following duties: To undertake research, to act as research team leader and to routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas.

**About you**

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in invertebrate molecular biology and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. The successful applicant will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in transcriptomics and NGS sequencing as well as the essential computational skills (R, Unix or Python) to develop research programmes in this area, and familiarity with experimental NGS sequencing approaches.

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**What we can offer you**
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning **Devon.**

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