Research Assistant (Fixed Term) in Cambridge

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University of Cambridge

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Salary: £33,002 - £35,608 a year
About £2,270 - £2,430 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Cambridge

Skills

Pharmacology

University of Cambridge is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Cambridge.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Suitably experienced candidates with an Bachelors degree in a relevant science subject area will be considered for appointment on the Research Assistant scale. All candidates should be careful and methodical workers, able to work independently or as part of a team. They should be self-motivated and able to organise, perform and analyse experiments with minimal instruction.

The role

Applications are invited for a researcher position in the laboratory of Dr Catherine Lindon at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge. The successful candidate will join a team investigating the mode of action of novel tools for Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD). Small molecule PROTACs harnessing the cellular ubiquitination machinery to destroy targets of clinical importance are at the forefront of a revolution in therapeutic strategies, yet many parameters of the relevant ubiquitination pathways are not well understood.

What you'll do

Key duties/responsibilities will include: conducting the research project alongside other team members, updating knowledge and understanding in the research field, managing resources and activities in the lab, contributing to supervision of junior researchers in the lab.

How you'll work

The funds to begin in this post are available from 9th December 2026.

Successful candidates will be appointed as Research Assistant at Grade 5 (£33,002 - £35,608), for a fixed-term period of 5 months.

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Informal enquiries about the position can be made to Dr Catherine Lindon (acl34@cam.ac.uk)

For enquiries about the online application process, please contact the HR team by emailing hr@phar.cam.ac.uk.

Hiring process

The online application is to include your personal details, names and addresses of referees, as well as your CV, research publications list and cover letter.

Interviews will take place in November.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please quote reference PL51439 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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The School of Biological Sciences holds an Athena SWAN bronze award, demonstrating a commitment to provide equal opportunities and to advance the representation of women in science subjects. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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