Research Positions (24) at Birmingham University in United Kingdom

Birmingham University in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research and Faculty Positions, one of the largest and most diverse employers in the United Kingdom.

Research Associate – Department of Applied Health Sciences – 105281 – Grade 6

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/06/2025

Be the First to ApplyTo assist in research (by carrying out administrative tasks, community and public engagement, data collection or analyses) to create knowledge through providing research support for a National Institute for Health and Care Research project.

Research Fellow – Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences – 104098 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/05/2025

Be the First to ApplyThis is an exciting and unique opportunity for an ambitious PhD graduate or post-doctoral computer/data scientist with the ability and confidence to lead the development of cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence research applied to health data science. The successful applicant will work with Dr. Andreas Karwath within the Centre for Health Data Science on a Wellcome Leap Inc. – ‘Untangling Addiction’ funded project, which aims to develop advanced multi-modal integrative machine learning algorithms to predict the opioid dependence of patients after major surgery.

Research Associate – Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences – 105305 – Grade 6

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/05/2025

Be the First to ApplyThis is an exciting and unique opportunity for an ambitious MSc graduate in the area of computer and/or data science with the ability and confidence to develop machine learning and artificial intelligence research applications in health data science. The successful applicant will

Senior Research Technician – Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy – 105045 – Grade 5

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/04/2025

Be the First to ApplyYou will provide technical expertise, support and guidance in research support. You may supervise a number of technical staff but even where you do not directly supervise staff you will still be expected to act as a role model and coach others as appropriate. You will need an in-depth understanding of the research questions, techniques and experimental protocols. You will be able to use your in-depth knowledge to advise on procedures, diagnose and resolve problems, and proactively suggest solutions to issues which arise. You may need to operate out of normal working hours to accommodate experimental procedures. In order to flexibly use resource you may be offered the opportunity to work in different areas of the department or wider university.

Research Fellow (Computational Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics) – School of Metallurgy and Materials – 104750 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/04/2025

This position will focus on developing advanced turbulence simulations with modern data-driven methods to unravel the nonlinear mechanisms of noise generation by turbulent flows, which will inform novel control strategies for reducing noise at the source. This exciting interdisciplinary project lies at the interface of fluid dynamics, acoustics and data science and offers opportunities to collaborate with leading academic and industrial partners, such as from Southampton, Cambridge, MIT and Rolls-Royce.

Research Fellow – Department of Biomedical Sciences – 105196 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/04/2025

Be the First to ApplyTo create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be working in the laboratory of Dr Andrew Holmes in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK to work on a British Heart Foundation funded project: identifying a new role for the carotid body in mediating cardiovascular responses to heat stress.

Research Fellow in Data Science for Climate Change and Health, Lancet Countdown – School of Government – 105199 – Grade 8

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/04/2025

An exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Wellcome Trust-funded international research collaboration, The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change. This prestigious collaboration tracks the evolving relationships between health and climate change globally, regionally, and nationally, working in partnership with The Lancet and the World Health Organization.

Research Associate – Department of Metabolism & Systems Science – 105140 – Grade 6

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/04/2025

The role of the post holder is to support ongoing clinical research projects within the Translational Brain Sciences group portfolio, which will involve the collection/handling/processing of samples from human participants (self-collected).

Research Fellow – School of Chemical Engineering – 105203 – grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/03/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe project will produce a blueprint to ensure the deployment of such infrastructure can increase cold chain access at affordable cost whilst providing a route to a just and inclusive energy transition in the communities.

Research Fellow in Public and Political Engagement with Climate Change and Health, Lancet Countdown – College of Social Sciences – 105198 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates02/03/2025

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of  activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.

Research Associate – School of Psychology – 35749Z25J1 – Grade 6

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/31/2025

The Research Associate (RA) will assist in research by carrying out MEG and behavioural data collection to support an ongoing project in the lab. Furthermore, the RA will contact and schedule the participants partaking in the study.

Research Fellow – Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences – 105115 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/31/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe post holder will investigate how DNA replication and DNA repair events at telomeres engaging the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) process impact telomere array sequence.

Research Fellow – School of Chemical Engineering – 105202 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/31/2025

This position will focus on analysing, designing and optimising cooling hubs in fisheries applications.

Research Environment and Culture Manager – Research Strategy & Services – 101408 – Grade 8

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/31/2025

The Research Environment & Culture Manager will play a vital role in supporting our vision for a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative research environment at the University, benefitting academic staff, postgraduate researchers (PGRs), and Professional Services colleagues who contribute to the research mission.

Research Associate – Social Policy and Society – 104677 – Grade 6

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/30/2025

To assist in research (by carrying out data collection or analyses) to create knowledge through providing research support for projects and research groups.

Research Fellow – Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences – 105114 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/30/2025

The Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham is seeking an exceptional candidate to join the Broderick lab to carry out fundamental research on the processes of telomere maintenance, DNA replication and DNA repair in human cells. Specifically, the post holder will investigate the molecular mechanisms of the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) process to identify therapeutic targets for ALT-reliant cancers, examining how collapsed telomeric DNA replication forks are clustered to engage break-induced telomere synthesis in ALT-reliant cells.

Research Fellow in Neurogenetics to investigate how experience shapes the brain – School of Biosciences – 98709 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/30/2025

A Research Fellow with experience in behavioural neurogenetics of Drosophila is sought. The aim of the project is to investigate how experience and behaviour shape the brain throughout life, the impact that experience has on brain structure, and how behaviour as a source of experience can

Research Fellow – School of Chemical Engineering – 103383 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/30/2025

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project. The successful candidate will join an ambitious interdisciplinary team within the Advanced Nano Materials, Structures and Applications (ANMSA) Group, one of the leading academic groups in the field of development of novel micro and nanostructures, miniaturised diagnostic technologies and complementary optical processes.

Clinical Research Fellow – Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy – 105205 – Clinical

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/28/2025

Be the First to ApplyWe are seeking an experienced Clinical Research Fellow at ST3 level or above to join an established multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, exercise physiologists, medical sociologists and clinical trialists in an 3-year study to explore whether lifestyle can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The fellow is expected to register for a 1 year MSc by research and will be trained in exercise physiology, research methodology and clinical trials.

Research Fellow – School of Chemical Engineering – 101759 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/27/2025

The role requires experience in techno-economic modelling, optimization, and integration of energy storage into multi-energy systems. Working in close collaboration with academics at the University of Birmingham, project partners and industrial partners, the post holder will contribute to the development, application, testing and validation of models, with modelling results contributing to the development and optimization of real-life multi-energy systems in the UK and overseas.

Clinical Research Fellow – Department of Metabolism & Systems Science – 105144 – Clinical

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/27/2025

Be the First to ApplyThis position is for a medically qualified doctor in core or speciality training to work as a Clinical Research Fellow within the Translational Brain Science research group.

Teaching Fellow – Department of Nursing and Midwifery – 105056 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/22/2025

The post holder will support the delivery, design, evaluation, and assessment of the undergraduate and postgraduate clinical skills and simulated practice teaching and will work together with academic and professional services colleagues to develop online learning resources and assessments to support skill enhancement and simulation-based learning.

Research Software Engineer – IT Services – 58613 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/21/2025

The Research Software Engineer (RSE) will join the RSE Service in Advanced Research Computing, providing a technical software development and support service to academics from a wide range of disciplines.

Senior Research Software Engineer – IT Services – 58547 – Grade 8

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/21/2025

The Senior Research Software Engineer (RSE) will join the RSE Service in Advanced Research Computing, providing a technical software development and support service to academics from a wide range of disciplines. As a senior member of the Research Software Group, the RSE will help shape Birmingham’s delivery of research software services.

Senior Research Software Engineer and Manager – IT Services – 99739 – Grade 8

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/21/2025

The Senior Research Software Engineer (RSE) will join the RSE Service in Advanced Research Computing, providing a technical software development and support service to academics from a wide range of disciplines. As a senior member of the Research Software Group, the RSE will help shape Birmingham’s delivery of research software services. This role is primarily technical, however a minority of the RSE’s time will be spent line managing a small team of other RSEs in collaboration with the RSE Service Lead.

Research Fellow – School of Chemical Engineering – 104014 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/17/2025

The Research Fellow will tackle the technical challenges in the development of innovative solutions to creating a highly effective high throughput selection method for peptide-based glycan binders using phase display technology. It will include incorporation of non-natural amino acids and genetic modification of bacteriophages.

Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics – School of Physics and Astronomy – 105029 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/15/2025

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in the Theoretical Physics group at the University of Birmingham, working in the research team of Prof. Hannah Price as part of the EPSRC Programme Grant “Quantum Advantage In Quantitative Quantum Simulation (QQQS)”. We seek a highly-motivated individual with a theoretical background primarily in one or more of: ultracold atoms, condensed matter physics or quantum information.

Research Fellow (Snacktivity) – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences – 105092 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/09/2025

We require a post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Prof Colin Greaves, Professor of Psychology Applied to Health and colleagues in the Universities of Birmingham and Loughborough to help deliver a NIHR-funded research project in the field of behavioural medicine, working with NHS healthcare professionals and researchers involved in promoting physical activity to inactive members of the general population (the Snacktivity randomised controlled trial).

Research Fellow – Department of Applied Health Sciences – 104748 – Grade 7

• United Kingdom Posting Dates01/06/2025

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.