Postdoctoral Research Associate - Grade 7

Hours of work: Full-time

Tenure: Fixed term for 30 Months from 1 July 2026

We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Centre for Preclinical Imaging (CPI) at the University of Liverpool (UoL). This 30-month position is available from 1 July 2026 to work on a study to characterise biodistribution, dissipation and efficacy of long-acting drugs. Funded by a multi-million-pound EPSRC grant to establish a world leading UK Hub for Advanced Long-acting Therapeutics (HALo) this work will involve multimodal imaging including MRI and MPI in rodent models to assess long-acting drugs.

We are seeking a motivated candidate with expertise in mammalian cell culture, small animal (rodent) imaging to support data acquisition and qualitative analysis of the imaging studies.

In this highly collaborative project, you will be working with internationally leading scientists and researchers with expertise in chemistry, pharmacology, cancer biology and imaging. The focus of our group is to develop cutting-edge translational imaging biomarkers. You will also support the integrated analysis of imaging findings with chemical analysis and other wet lab assays towards characterising the long-acting drugs for various biological applications.  

Essential criteria include a PhD in Biological Sciences or a related field, with experience mammalian cell culture and small animal in vivo imaging.

Excellent communication, team working, and organisational skills are essential. Experience using state-of-the-art imaging software, image processing using Matlab or similar image processing platforms is desirable.

A personal license by the Home Office to work on animals in UK would be an asset but not essential as training can be provided for candidates who do not have a licence.

For preliminary enquiries and specific application details, contact Professor Harish Poptani Harish.Poptani@liverpool.ac.uk  or Dr Marco Giardiello magia@liverpool.ac.uk.

If you are still awaiting your PhD to be awarded you will be appointed at Grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that you have been awarded your PhD, your salary will be increased to Grade 7, spine point 31

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Closing Date: 4 August 2026 23:30

For full details and to apply online, pleaseclick on the apply button above. 

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