The University of Manchester in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research Positions, a public research university in Manchester, England.
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Research Associate in Bioengineering and Biomaterials
location_onOxford Road
Salary: 37,694 – £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Materials
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 10 months
New
Research Assistant in Neurooncology
location_onPaterson Building
Salary: Grade 5 £32,080 to £36,636 per annum depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Cancer Sciences
School/Directorate: School of Medical Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Paterson Building
Hours per week: 35
Duration: 12 Months from Start Date
New
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 1.0 FTE (100%)
Duration: 36 months
New
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 – £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
Division/Team: Directorate of Finance
School/Directorate: Directorate of Finance
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 24 months
New Closing Soon
Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £39,906 per annum
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Division/Team: Criminology
School/Directorate: School of Social Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 0.6 FTE
Duration: 12 months
New
Research Associate – mucosal immunology and innate lymphoid cell (ILC) biology
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 – £42,254 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
New
Research Associate: Rolls Royce Fuels Performance
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: From 1 January 2026 for 36 months
New
Research Fellow in Nuclear Fuel and Wasteform Ceramics
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: From November 2025 for 60 months
Closing Soon
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £28,031 to £29,588 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Neuroscience
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 35 hours per week
Duration: For 18 months
Research Associate in Hydrogen Permeation Testing and Characterisation
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Materials
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: 12 months
Closing Soon
Research Associated in circadian and sleep biology
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 – £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Neuroscience
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate in neurophysiology
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 – £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Neuroscience
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate: 3D Asset Creation for Computer Games with Generative AI
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Science
School/Directorate: School of Health Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 1 FTE
Duration: 6 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Heterogeneous Catalysis
location_onManchester
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Chemical Engineering
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Manchester
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
Closing Soon
Research Assistant in Cell & Developmental Biology or Biomechanics
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £32,080 – £36,636 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 1 FTE
Duration: 12 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Ionic Gated 2D Crystals
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Physics & Astronomy
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: 12 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate (Remote Sensing of Irrigated Croplands)
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £42,254 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Civil Engineering and Management
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: 24 months (in the first instance)
Closing Soon
Research Technician in Immunology
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £32,080 – £36,636 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: FBMH Technical Services
School/Directorate: Faculty Office – Biology, Medicine and Health
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
Research Fellow (Health Informatics)
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Computer Science
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: Fixed term until 31 March 2027
Closing Soon
MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology – Centre Coordinator
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £30,487 to £34,980 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 36 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Synthetic Genomics
location_onManchester Institute of Biotechnology
Salary: £37,694 – £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Chemistry
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
Hours per week: Full time (1 FTE)
Duration: Fixed term for 24 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate (Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Irrigation)
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £42,254 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Civil Engineering and Management
School/Directorate: School of Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: From 1 January 2026 for 36 months in the first instance
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Immunology
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: 3 years
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Atomically Thin Capillaries (Two Posts Available)
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Physics & Astronomy
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: For 12 months (with the possibility of extension for an additional 12 months)
Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI)
location_onJohn Rylands Library
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Division/Team: Religions and Theology
School/Directorate: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: John Rylands Library
Hours per week: Full Time
Duration: From February 1 2026 for 12 months
Research Associate in Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry of Membrane Proteins
location_onOxford Road
Salary: £37,694 – £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Division/Team: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
School/Directorate: School of Biological Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Oxford Road
Hours per week: 1 FTE
Duration: available from 1 November 2025 for 24 months
Closing Soon
Research Associate in Synthetic Genomics
location_onManchester Institute of Biotechnology
Salary: Grade 6 £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Division/Team: Department of Chemistry
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
Employment type: Fixed Term
Location: Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
Hours per week: 1 FTE
Duration: May 2025 (or as soon as possible after) for 2 year with the possibility to extend