Postdoctoral Research Fellow Q05917

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in a project to study stem cells in invertebrates. This Leverhulme Trust funded post is available from 1 February 2026 to 31March 2027. The successful applicant will carry out experimental and computational work related to this project.  

The post will include the following duties: To undertake research, to act as research team leader and to routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas. 

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in invertebrate molecular biology and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. The successful applicant will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in transcriptomics and NGS sequencing as well as the essential computational skills (R, Unix or Python) to develop research programmes in this area, and familiarity with experimental NGS sequencing approaches.