Listed below are 22 Academic and Research Fellowship Opportunities at the University of Leicester, UK. Click on each opportunity for details and to apply.
Research Associate (Bioinformatician)
Vacancy ID:
1215
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics and Genome Biology
Vacancy terms:
Full Time – Fixed Term Funding available until 31/12/2022
Salary details:
£34,189 – £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
03 Sep 2019
We are looking for a Research Associate (Bioinformatician) to join us in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology. In this role you will develop and carry out your own informatics research in one or more of the following bioinformatics research themes in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology: Extending the data integration and visualisation capabilities of the world’…
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
1315
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Museum Studies
Vacancy terms:
Full time, fixed term contract for 12 months or until the return of the postholder (maternity cover)
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
31 Aug 2019
In this role you will work as a key member of Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), on team based externally funded research which stimulates new thinking and creative practice. This practice enables cultural organisations to become more ambitious and impactful in nurturing more equitable and inclusive societies, and in so doing demonstrate powerful research impact. You will be involve…
Clinical Educator (General Practice: Tutor Development and Quality)
Vacancy ID:
1302
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Medical School
Vacancy terms:
Permanent, 5 PA’s (20 hours) per week
Salary details:
£96,104 per annum pro rata
Hours per week:
20
Advert closes midnight on:
30 Aug 2019
We are looking for a Clinical Educator (General Practice: Tutor Development and Quality) to join Leicester Medical School . In this post you will join a senior team of GP educators and Medical School educators and provide an opportunity for leadership in areas of primary care within the curriculum. The post involves leadership of undergraduate medical education within the medical sch…
Research Assistant (Bioinformatician)
Vacancy ID:
1272
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics and Genome Biology
Vacancy terms:
Fixed Term Contract for 1 year
Salary details:
Grade 6 £27,830 to £32,236 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
01 Sep 2019
We are looking for a Research Assistant (Bioinformatician) to join us in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology. Your role will be to undertake an update of the data contained in the Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Variant Database (https://eds.gene.le.ac.uk/) and to migrate the updated data to a new version of the database management system in liaison with the Pricipal Investigator. Duties of thi…
Research Software Engineer
Vacancy ID:
1327
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Respiratory Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full Time, Fixed Term until 09/06/2021
Salary details:
Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
30 Aug 2019
We are looking for a Research Software Engineer to join the University of Leicester in the Respiratory Sciences department. The Leicester Biomedical Research Centre respiratory theme hosts a growing number of research initiatives and projects which are underpinned by data and informatics, including research-grant funded projects and clinical trials. You will contribute to…
Lecturer in Creative Computing
Vacancy ID:
980
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Department of Informatics
Vacancy terms:
Full time, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £39,609 to £48,677 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
29 Aug 2019
Creative Computing is an innovative new programme which typifies this transformation. It is highly transdisciplinary, combining creativity, computing and business in roughly equal measure. We are located in the Department of Informatics but draw upon contributions from across the university. We are seeking to appoint two new lecturers to join the team led by Founding Professor Andrew Hugill. The 2…
Teaching Fellow in Engineering Design and Experimentation
Vacancy ID:
1326
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Department of Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Full time, fixed term contract from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
12 Aug 2019
In this role, you will deliver teaching, administration and other activities to ensure that a world-class student experience is delivered to undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, through the delivery of lectures, laboratory classes, workshops, tutorials and project supervision. This role is part of a team specifically focused on developing our students’ core professional enginee…
Professor/Associate Professor in Physical Activity Sciences
Vacancy ID:
1292
Location:
Leicester
Department:
College of Life Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full Time, Open Ended
Salary details:
Associate Professor: £51,630 – £58,089 Professor: Competitive salary from £68,610
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
25 Aug 2019
We have an opportunity for an outstanding academic to join the University of Leicester to help grow the thriving team of physical activity researchers within the Diabetes Research Centre and Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. In this key role you’ll have the opportunity to work within or across the specialities of epidemiology, measurement, physiology and behavioural sciences. …
Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed) – 2 posts
Vacancy ID:
1269
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Medical School
Vacancy terms:
Part Time (0.5 FTE), Open Ended
Salary details:
Grade 9 £51,630 to £58,089 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
23 Aug 2019
Our Medical School is expanding and as a result we are now looking to appoint two 0.5fte senior educators with a background in biomedical science (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or pharmacology or related disciplines) to work within our Phase 1 team and take a lead role on one of our range of units, as well as providing generic support to our course and students more generall…
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
808
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Department of Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Full-time fixed term contract for two years with possible extension, subject to funding
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
22 Aug 2019
Mechanics of Materials Research Group at University of Leicester is seeking to appoint a Research Associate based at Department of Engineering. You will work primarily with Prof Bo Chen on his recently awarded EPSRC Early Career Fellowship in Nuclear Fission. You will be based in Department of Engineering, and will be jointly supervised by Prof. Bo Chen and Prof. Hongbiao Dong, supporting …
Professor of Genetics/Head of Genetics & Genome Biology
Vacancy ID:
1275
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics and Genome Biology
Vacancy terms:
Full Time – Permanent, with 4 year tenure as Head of Department
Salary details:
Competitive
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
23 Aug 2019
Leicester is a leading University committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. We are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among our staff and students. Our strength is built on the talent of our scholars, drawn to us by a mutual passion for discovery. We seek to embed an adventurous …
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Manufacturing
Vacancy ID:
988
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Department of Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Full time, fixed term contract to 30 April 2023
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £43,267 to £48,877 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
21 Aug 2019
The School of Engineering at the University of Leicester is seeking to strengthen and complement its research in manufacturing. We have several new research posts in digital manufacturing and it is an exciting opportunity to work right at the interface between a University and a large manufacturing industry. You will aid in the leadership of the development of a joint NISCO UK Research Centre bei…
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
1155
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Cardiovascular Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full Time – Open ended subject subject to fixed term funding. Funding is available from 1st August 2019 until 31st August 2022.
Salary details:
Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
15 Aug 2019
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a Research Associate in the Cardiac Surgery Research Group, which is internationally recognised for its research into a wide spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, combining both basic and clinical research, including practice-changing clinical trials. The Department hosts the Cardiovascular theme of the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and…
Lecturer in Psychology
Vacancy ID:
778
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
Vacancy terms:
Full-time permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 £39,609 to £48,677 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
14 Aug 2019
We are looking for an excellent researcher to develop and enhance the reputation of the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour. We are interested in attracting applicants with research interests across the strengths of the department and with particular interest in resilience and psychological wellbeing or mental health psychology. This post provides the opportunity for …
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
440
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Law School
Vacancy terms:
Full time, open ended subject to fixed term funding. Funding is available for 48 months.
Salary details:
£34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
13 Aug 2019
This position combines involvement in a high profile ESRC-funded research project with teaching at Leicester Law School. It requires an individual willing to take a leading role in the design and delivery of a 5-year £1m ESRC-funded project, entitled “The Social and Psychological Underpinnings of Commercial Arbitration in Europe”, combined with teaching of both arbitration and core undergraduate…
Lecturer in Human Resource Management (teaching focused)
Vacancy ID:
1152
Location:
Leicester
Department:
School of Business
Vacancy terms:
Part time (0.6 fte) fixed term contract to 31 July 2021
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £39,609 to £48,677 per annum pro-rata
Hours per week:
22.5
Advert closes midnight on:
11 Aug 2019
The Work and Employment Division and its associated research centre (Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures) within the School of Business is one of the largest and most diverse units of academics in industrial/employment relations, employment studies and HRM in the UK. In this role you will contribute to the School’s undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning curriculum with sp…
Professor and Dean of the Dalian Leicester Institute
Vacancy ID:
1294
Location:
Leicester
Department:
College of Science and Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Permanent post with 5 year appointment as Dean.
Salary details:
Competitive
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
11 Aug 2019
With a leading responsibility for the University’s first International Institute, and spending up to 50% of your time in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), you will oversee the University team delivering the teaching and providing associated professional service support. A major aspect of the role is the interaction with all levels of staff at the University’s Chinese HE partner as well as wi…
Health Researcher
Vacancy ID:
1271
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Health Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Fixed Term for 2 years
Salary details:
Grade 6 £27,830 to £32,236 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
08 Aug 2019
Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team (LKLT) are looking for a bright and enthusiastic early career researcher to take a leading role in a new project aiming to implement and evaluate lifestyle self-management resources for kidney patients and healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care. This project is an integral element within our wider Kidney Lifestyle Research Programme (KLRP) …
Lecturer in Occupational Psychology
Vacancy ID:
1068
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term for 2 years
Salary details:
Grade 8 £39,609 to £48,677 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
05 Aug 2019
We are looking for an enthusiastic educator capable of inspiring interest, curiosity and drive for learning in our students to join the department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour. This post provides the opportunity for those with academic excellence to contribute to post-graduate distance learning teaching primarily in the School of Psychology and be involved in undergraduate teaching,…
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
1276
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
Vacancy terms:
Full Time, Fixed Term until 31/01/2021
Salary details:
Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
14 Aug 2019
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join us in the department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour. Your role will be to conduct research into the role of Kv3 and K2P channels in presynaptic auditory processing in a BBSRC funded research project entitled: “Subunit specific mechanisms by which potassium channels mediate intrinsic plasticity and neuronal integration…
Academic Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Vacancy ID:
1134
Location:
Leicester
Department:
College of Life Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full time fixed term for 4 years or until relinquishment of NTN whichever is the earlier
Hours per week:
40
Academic Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology/Honorary Specialty Registrar College of Life Sciences Salary – £32,569-£56,394pa (for those who were ST3 or above on 2 August 2016) £47,132pa (for those who were below ST3 on 3 August 2016) Available for 4 years or until relinquishing NTN whichever is the earlier This p…
Research Associate in Computational NMR Structural Biology
Vacancy ID:
877
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology/Molecular and Cell Biology
Vacancy terms:
Fixed term contract until 02 January 21 (Research Associate) or 30 September 2019 (Software Developer) with possible extension
Salary details:
Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
The University of Leicester has initiated the Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology (LISCB) as a centre of research excellence. Aided by >£4m in investments in both equipment and new appointments, the research within LISCB targets the functioning of biological relevant molecules through integrated approaches. Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a major experimenta…
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