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King's College London seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Immunology to join the lab of Professor Patricia Barral.

The post will be based at the Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology (CIBCI), School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, on the King’s College London Guy’s Campus.

They are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate in Immunology to join our research team. The successful candidate will work on an exciting project exploring how lipid metabolism shapes immune cell identity and function. This role offers the opportunity to apply cutting-edge techniques, to address fundamental questions in immunology. You will design and conduct experiments, analyse complex datasets, and contribute to high-impact publications in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Salary: £45,031 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

King's College London seek to appoint a Group Leader (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level) to develop an independent, interdisciplinary research programme in immunology and/or inflammation biology. The post will be based at the Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology (CIBCI), Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, on the Guy’s/London Bridge Campus. 

As an independent investigator within CIBCI and SIMS, the successful candidate will be expected to set up and lead an independent research programme scientifically aligning with the priorities of the Centre. They are particularly interested in key fundamental questions in leukocyte biology from the single-cell up to the whole organism, in the context of cancer and/or inflammatory disease.

The appointee is expected to supervise wet and/or dry lab junior investigators and to submit internationally competitive grant applications and scientific papers as PI or co-PI.  In addition, the post holder will be expected to contribute enthusiastically to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and educational leadership in their area of expertise in line with the Department, SIMS and King’s educational activities.

Salary: Lecturer Grade 7– £53,947 - £63,350 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance, Senior Lecturer Grade 8 - £65,091- £74,613 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology initiative combines world-leading expertise in lung and gut barrier immunity, exposome science, and immunological mechanisms, with access to outstanding facilities, bespoke training, and a supportive research culture at the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford.

Four year PhD programme

This fully funded four year PhD programme brings together the MRC, the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford to understand how environmental exposures regulate the immune system and to prevent and treat chronic inflammatory diseases.

The programme combines world-leading expertise in lung and gut barrier immunity, exposome science, and immunological mechanisms, with access to outstanding facilities, bespoke training, and a supportive research culture at Manchester and Oxford.

You’ll have the freedom to explore your own interests and shape your research journey, supported by world-class supervisors from both institutions in a collaborative cohort of researchers addressing one of the most pressing global health challenges.

Interviews take place in January 2026.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology initiative combines world-leading expertise in lung and gut barrier immunity, exposome science, and immunological mechanisms, with access to outstanding facilities, bespoke training, and a supportive research culture at the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford.

Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRA)

The University of Manchester have several Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRA) positions to work on a portfolio of projects that will form the core of our research vision. They will be a cornerstone of the centre, collaborating across our three Research Pillars to generate hypotheses and data to underpin subsequent grant applications and high-profile publications.

Available projects

• Microbiome mediation of barrier response to viral infection (Oxford): Apply for this PDRA role (application deadline: Thursday, 18 December, 2025)
• Neutralisation capacity of human anti-IL10 autoantibodies (Oxford): Apply for this PDRA role (application deadline: Monday, 22 December, 2025)

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)