Location: | Oxford |
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Salary: | £37,694 to £46,049 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 2nd October 2025 |
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Closes: | 16th October 2025 |
Job Ref: | RC47472 |
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 years in the first instance.
Post Doctoral Research Associate
We are seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate to join Professor Andres Floto's research team in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge. This post is available from November 2025, with the successful candidate focusing on developing antibiotic conjugates that improve delivery of the antibiotics to the infection locales and reduce side effects.
This is a one year fixed-term position based in the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre working closely with collaborators both internal and external.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to and lead high impact scientific publications and will present at scientific meetings and disseminate scientific results to a variety of audiences including the general public.
The successful post-holder will be an experienced chemist and microbiologist with significant experience working with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. Applicants will also have good verbal and written communication skills.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.
Applicants must have (or be close to obtaining) a PhD.
Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will initially be appointed as a Research Assistant (Grade 5, Point 38 £34,132) moving to Research Associate (Grade 7) upon confirmation of your PhD award.
Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application.The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Professor R. Andres Floto, via email arf27@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference RC47472 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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