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All job vacancies are posted as soon as they are received, and are cleared after the closing date, or after three months, if one is not specified. For more information about the vacancies, please click on the links below. You may also find it helpful to have a look at our funding opportunities page.

Current vacancies

Consultant Immunologist

The appointee will, together with a consultant colleague, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and high-quality clinical Immunology service at Salford Royal Hospital, the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). Duties will encompass all aspects of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 
Honorary contract with Manchester Foundation Trust (Site of the Greater Manchester Immunology laboratory) can be arranged for limited involvement with regional immunology laboratory.

  • Participate in and have a role in maintaining and developing allergy and immunology services, management, and triage of referrals
  • Participate in maintaining or acquiring accreditation for immunodeficiency and allergy.
  • Conduct weekly clinics for the investigation and management of immunodeficiency and allergy in adults.
  • Supervise and manage the long-term treatment of patients with immune deficiency and allergy.
  • Participate in day-care, supervising immunoglobulin replacement therapy, allergen immunotherapy, and challenge/provocation testing.
  • Advise on the care of inpatients, in consultation with colleagues from other specialities.
  • Contribute to writing and updating clinical guidelines and protocols.
  • Supervise and support specialist nursing team.
  • Participate in training nurses, immunology trainees and undergraduate medical students.
  • To maintain and support continuous quality improvement by achieving and maintaining QPIDS and IQAS accreditation

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Institution/Organisation:
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - Salford Royal Hospital
Application deadline:

Early stage research fellowship with fully funded PhD

The Mauri lab are offering a fully funded PhD position at the UCL Institute of Immunology and Transplantation (IIT), supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) UNION Network: Understanding frailty towards a future of healthy ageing. Based in London, a dynamic and multicultural city home to world-class research institutions, this position provides an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of cutting-edge research.

They work primarily in the context of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, Covid-19 vaccination, and cancer.

They are seeking a highly motivated early-career researcher with a background in immunology to investigate B cell metabolism across tissue microenvironments in age-related diseases, including cancer. The project will integrate wet lab experiments with computational analysis, such as R and Python, and includes two secondments in outstanding partner institutions.

The position will begin in September 2025 and is available until September 2028 in the first instance.

Salary: £35,159 - £46,759 

Institution/Organisation:
University College London
Application deadline:

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Immunogenomics

Hull York Medical School are looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher with experience in genomics/transcriptomics/bioinformatics to lead an exciting cancer immunology project funded by Cancer Research UK in the group of Professor Dimitris Lagos. 

The project will generate a substantial amount of RNA sequencing data to explore the concept of cancer transcriptome instability as a determinant of tumour immunotherapy outcomes using long-read RNA sequencing platforms. The post-holder should have experience with transcriptomics/genomics bioinformatics analysis pipelines and be comfortable working in the UNIX environment. The post will be a springboard for development of further skills in cancer genomics and bioinformatics. There will also be the opportunity to gain experience in end-to-end pipelines starting from sample generation followed by sequencing, data processing and analysis, and interpretation. 

Location: York
Salary: £37,174 per annum

Institution/Organisation:
University of York - Hull York Medical School
Application deadline:

Segment Product Manager – UK&I Biosciences Research

BD, a leading global medical technology company, is seeking a Segment Product Manager – UK&I Biosciences to drive customer and market-focused marketing strategies. This officed-based role in Winnersh, Berkshire, (with some travel) is crucial for supporting sustainable growth in the biosciences segment.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with the EMEA Marketing Platform to develop and implement European marketing plans and omnichannel campaigns
  • Working closely with UK&I Sales, Applications, and Technical Service teams
  • Supporting marketing communications, attending customer meetings, and participating in industry events
  • Gathering market intelligence and customer insights to support market growth
  • Managing product lists and pricing models with regional stakeholders

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biological sciences (e.g., haematology, immunology, or cell biology), excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills, and a customer-focused approach. Previous commercial experience in sales, technical applications, or marketing is advantageous, as is knowledge of the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industries.

This role offers the opportunity to work with inspirational leaders and colleagues in a culture that fosters learning, growth, and innovation. Join BD in their mission to advance the world of health and become a maker of possible.

Institution/Organisation:
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)

UKAS Technical Assessor

UKAS is looking for experienced laboratory-based immunologists (Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists, and medical consultants) to join us on a third-party contractual basis as technical assessors to ISO 15189:2022.  The role involves assessing immunology laboratory services, either on site or remotely, to confirm the competence of the laboratory service to deliver a high quality, patient-focused diagnostic service. 

This is an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of  ISO 15189:2022 requirements and UKAS processes, enhance your immunology network by engaging with other UKAS technical assessors at regular update meetings, and support ongoing improvement in immunology laboratory service provision across the UK. 

The role is a great opportunity for experienced staff who are working in a laboratory service, as the laboratory benefits from the experience and knowledge technical assessors bring from UKAS training and assessments. It’s also a good opportunity for recently retired personnel to keep using their knowledge and skills to support continual improvement in medical laboratory service delivery across the UK. 

Institution/Organisation:
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

Graduate Product Sales Specialist

ProImmune is seeking a highly motivated person to join our Sales & Marketing team as a Graduate Product Specialist, responsible for spearheading collaborations and encouraging take up of our new Ankyron technology across primarily our UK & European territories.

Your Mission: Enable our customers to achieve their scientific goals. How? By identifying new opportunities, nurturing existing relationships, and promoting our cutting-edge products and service with specific focus on our groundbreaking Ankyron technology 

  • Educate: Spread the word about Ankyrons - their potential, applications, and benefits.
  • Market Explorer: Visit key prospects, close deals, and decode market trends (30% travel, mostly UK & EU)
  • Solution Architect: Our customers have complex needs. Work with them to build solutions using our products and services.
  • Leadership: Challenge the status quo. Your fresh perspective matters.
  • Global Collaborator: Forge partnerships with researchers, institutions, and industry leaders and colleagues worldwide. While you’ll cover primarily the UK and Europe, your impact will ripple globally.

This role is ideally-suited to a new graduate or post-graduate (minimum of a BSc. in Immunology, Biochemistry, or a related field) with an outgoing personality looking for a financially rewarding long-term career combined with a way to capitalize on your scientific training.  We want someone who’s fired up and ready to contribute. Your enthusiasm will be contagious!

Institution/Organisation:
ProImmune, Oxford, UK

Postdoctoral Research Fellow as Specially Appointed Researcher

The Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) is recruiting post-doctoral researchers for its Advanced Postdoc Program. This program offers three-year employment and funding (3 million yen per year) for original research to promising young researchers. Selected applicants have access to continually upgraded state-of-the-art facilities at IFReC for their research, including equipment for single-cell analysis. Furthermore, selected applicants can expect their research careers to develop immensely through invaluable guidance from their supervisor among IFReC’s many distinguished Principal Investigators as well as through collaborative research with them. We look forward to receiving applications from ambitious young researchers. 

Annual Salary: JPY 5.7M - 7.7 M

Research Grant: JPY 3M per year

Period of employment: 1 year from the date of hire (renewable up to 3 years)

Institution/Organisation:
Osaka University, Japan