We are looking for a Research Technician to join a laboratory engaged in diverse aspects of research on gut microbiome research, spanning prebiotics and nutrition through to pharmaceutical and medical applications.

You will work with a novel in vitro model system (MiGut) developed at Leeds, taking a lead role in the planning and management of complex, multi-stranded experimental studies from initial design through execution, troubleshooting, and reporting. You will have responsibility for the molecular microbiology workstream (DNA extraction, PCR, and preparing samples for sequencing) as well as broader laboratory management duties including COSHH/risk assessments, procurement, and lab planning. You will work with Dr William Davis Birch within the commercial business unit MicroMimetics, delivering gut microbiome research services to industry.

Holding an undergraduate degree in Microbiology or a closely related discipline (or equivalent experience), you will have laboratory experience including molecular microbiology techniques, and a track record of managing your own workload. Experience with in vitro gut models is desirable but not essential; what matters most is your ability to take ownership of a study and see it through.

Please note this post will be campus based 5 days per week.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Anthony Buckley, Lecturer 

Email: A.Buckley1@leeds.ac.uk

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants.  Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Closing Date: 12 Nov 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual with a good team-working ethos to join our technical support staff in the School of Design. You will have a varied and flexible role, providing specialist advice on Art, Design and Printmaking. You will have industry experience in Art, Design and Printmaking and good knowledge of a range of translation technologies. You will provide support, and advice on the use of equipment and processes in all aspects of Printmaking.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Gareth Griffiths - Lead Technician, School of Design 

Email: G.Griffiths@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 08 Nov 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 p.a. pro rata

As an enthusiastic, talented and motivated scientific research technician you will support accelerated aging translational work as part of NIHR Leeds BRC Haematology theme. The main focus of this workstream is furthering the understanding of the biology of the relationship between myeloma and frailty. Your role will encompass processing patient samples for clinical validation studies and participating in the analysis of those samples.

Working in the team of Professor Gordon Cook, you will be directly supervised by Dr Claire Taylor. The research team comprises clinical academics and scientists with expertise in immune profiling; developing clinical, radiological and MedTech frailty assessments in both clinical trials and real-world settings.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What we offer in return 

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.  All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Claire Taylor, BRC Fellow

Email : medcft@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum

Are you an early career researcher looking for a challenge? Do you have a background in Molecular/Cellular Biology, Genetics or Behavioural Studies? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

Our laboratory is a newly established research group within Faculty of Biological Sciences, home to more than 100 research groups across a thriving interdisciplinary research environment. We use C. elegans (nematode worms) and state-of-the-art automated imaging and computer vision platforms to investigate important questions about how genetic mutations alter behaviour and identify potential new treatments for genetic diseases. Our primary focus is on epilepsy, where we aim to uncover disease mechanisms and identify new therapeutic strategies. However, we have also successfully applied the same research methods to study more than 100 rare genetic disorders, providing a powerful platform for therapeutic discovery across a broad spectrum of human disease.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Technician to join our group studying epilepsy and develop engineered scaffold proteins (Adhirons) for the treatment of these. Funded as part of a Wellcome Trust award to Dr. O’Brien, this project will generate worm “patient avatars” of human epilepsy (strains containing mutations similar to those seen in patients) that will be used in the high-throughput discovery and development of disease treatments. This project will make extensive use of our bespoke high-throughput imaging platform, automated computer vision pipeline and structural peptide engineering approaches to discover how epilepsy manifests and deliver a truly unique class of anti-epilepsy therapeutics.

As an integral member of the laboratory, you will support cutting-edge research through maintaining C. elegans strains, protein expression and purification, behavioural phenotyping (tracker operation) and laboratory management. You will also undertake a range of molecular and cellular biology techniques in support of the project. A good general understanding of molecular, cellular or structural biology is essential. Experience working with C. elegans and/or computational approaches to biological data analysis would be advantageous.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

Generous pension scheme plus life assurance

Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.

Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants.

Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Tom O’Brien, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow and Group Leader

Email: T.J.Obrien@leeds.ac.uk

or

Amelia Lesiuk, Lead Technician in Molecular & Cellular Biology

Email: A.Lesiuk@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum