Research Associate in Synthetic Genomics

Job reference: SAE-029825
Salary: £37,694 - £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Location: Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Department of Chemistry
Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/10/2025
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 24 months
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences

We are looking for an ambitious and talented postdoc to work on exciting synthetic genomics projects, such as the international Genome Project-Write (http://engineeringbiologycenter.org) and/or the international Synthetic Yeast Genome Project (www.syntheticyeast.org). This post is supported by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (chanzuckerberg.com) for the development of yeast-based methods to enable scale-up of mammalian synthetic biology technologies, in collaboration with teams at Imperial College London.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Patrick Cai

Email: yizhi.cai@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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