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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemical Biology and Synthetic Biology

On-site in Chemistry Research Laboratory·Added today (last checked 6 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£40,178 - £48,700 a year

About £2,700 - £3,220 a month after tax.

Closing date
Apply by Thursday 3 December

The role

The Qing Laboratory at Oxford is recruiting postdoctoral researchers (multiple positions available) to join a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded programme focused on developing innovative sensing platforms for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in biological samples. This work forms part of a wider multidisciplinary collaboration, Decoding Olfaction, involving leading academic and industrial partners.

Our research combines chemical biology and biophysics to advance protein nanopore technologies for single-molecule sensing, with the long-term goal of enabling new approaches to personalised and continuous health monitoring.

What you'll do

We are looking for motivated researchers with a PhD (or near completion) in chemistry, chemical biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or a related field, who are interested in working across disciplines and developing new experimental and analytical approaches. Experience in areas such as supramolecular or covalent chemistry, or single-molecule biophysics, would be advantageous.

How you'll work

The position is available is fixed term until 31 October 2027, with the possibility of extension. If you are interested in contributing to cutting-edge research in a collaborative and dynamic environment, please get in touch to discuss the opportunity.

Hiring process

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 3 December 2026, please upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application

Location

University of Oxford · OX1 3TA

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