Clinical Research Fellow / Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Applied Virology

The School of Medicine at Cardiff University seeks to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow or Senior Clinical Research Fellow to join a newly established Translational Virology Unit (Wales Applied Virology Unit) that sits across the Centre for Trials Research, Division of Infection and Immunity, and Division of Cancer and Genetics.

The post holder will be expected to develop cross cutting collaborative links across the NHS and relevant Cardiff University research themes, developing competitive research proposals and building research capacity to support Virology-related research.

The successful candidate should have proven clinical and research experience in virology. They will join an interdisciplinary research group spanning basic, translational, and applied virology. They will be highly motivated and organised with excellent communication and analytical skills. For the Senior Clinical Fellows role, the post holder will be required to have attained a higher degree at PhD-level or equivalent experience.

You will be based at the Heath Park site, Cardiff University, Heath Park.

This post is part time 0.2FTE (8 hours per week for Clinical Research Fellow or 7.5 hours per week for Senior Clinical Research Fellow), available from 1st April 2026 and fixed term for 2 years. Work pattern to be agreed at appointment.

For informal enquiries, please contact:

Dr David Gillespie (Public Health and Infection Trials) – GillespieD1@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor Richard Stanton (Virology/Immunology) – StantonRJ@cardiff.ac.uk

Professor Alan Parker (Virology/Oncolytics) – ParkerAL@cardiff.ac.uk.

Salary: £48,252 - £88,216 per annum, pro rata (Clinical Research Fellow) or £110,240 - £135,596 per annum, pro rata (Senior Clinical Research Fellow).  Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave, pro rata (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Sunday, 15 February 2026

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

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