Research Assistant/Associate in Computational Biology/Immunology (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The post is available for two years in the first instance starting 20 January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter and subject to a 6-month probationary period.

We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist to join Prof Christina Zielinski's group to work in the field human systems immunology. Using multi-modal single-cell data sets from unique patient cohorts, and high-dimensional flow cytometry, the candidate of the ERC-funded project ORGANise-T will have the opportunity to investigate the rules that govern the body-wide compartmentalization of human T cell immunity, its function and regulation at the single-cell level in health and disease with computational methods. Overall, the project's goal will be to establish first-of-its-kind insights into the spatio-temporal dynamic organisation of human T cell immunity in tissues. This will bring the next generation of immunotherapies to the level of tissue specificity.

The post is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic immunologist with computational experience and/or a computational biologist/bioinformatician with an aptitude for semi-independent work, which is well supported by a dynamic team and multiple collaborations. The candidate will mainly perform computational analyses but will also have the opportunity to generate bioinformatic data sets experimentally.

The ability to work both independently and as part of a team, coupled with excellent communication, organizational and problem-solving skills is required. Other duties/responsibilities include developing and driving research objectives and writing up work for presentation and publication.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a motivation letter detailing project and career development plans and include a publications list in the upload section of the online application. Please provide contact details, including an email address of two referees. At least one of your referees should be someone who is familiar with your work in your primary research field. If you upload any additional documents that have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Appointment at the Research Associate level is dependent on the award of a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at the Research Assistant level, Grade 5 (£33,002-£35,608), which will be amended to Research Associate, Grade 7 (£37,694-£46,049) once the award of the PhD has been confirmed.

We particularly welcome applications from women and /or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our Department.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.

Informal enquiries and requests for further information are very welcome and should be addressed to Prof. Christina Zielinski cez22@cam.ac.uk 

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact: hr@path.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference PK48257 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.

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