Graduate Research Assistant / Postdoctoral Research Associate in Diabetes

This new Diabetes UK funded post is available full-time on a fixed term basis from 02/03/2026 - 31/07/2027.

The post

The Faculty wish to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Professor Angus Jones and the world leading Exeter diabetes research team. 

The successful applicant will work on a Diabetes UK funded project using data from >5000 people with insulin-treated diabetes in the UK Biobank. 

The post will combine measures of insulin secretion alongside existing investigations and linked electronic healthcare records to determine the prevalence of diabetes mis-classification, how best to identify potential mis-classification and the impact on patients with diabetes.

The post will build on existing work relating to the classification of diabetes subtypes and the development of statistical models. The successful applicant will work with a supportive multidisciplinary team that has impacted diabetes care worldwide and has an outstanding track record of supporting early career scientists.

About you

The successful applicant will have an interest in health research, be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

For Graduate Research Assistant

Applicants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.

Applicants will have good quantitative skills and knowledge of statistics including experience of statistical programming software (e.g. R or Stata).

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD (or nearing completion) or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.

Applicants will have an understanding of statistical concepts and regression modelling and the ability to write analytic code in at least one commonly used statistical programming language (e.g. R/Stata).

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role at both Graduate Research Associate and Postdoctoral Research Associate level (both are on one document).

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Further information

For further information please contact Professor Angus Jones e-mail Angus.Jones@exeter.ac.uk

The closing date for completed applications is 27th January 2026.  Interviews are expected to take place on 10th February 2026.

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