Senior Postdoctoral Immunologist
Location: Jenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford
Salary (£): Grade 8: Salary in range £45,585 - £54,395 per annum (pro rata)
About the Role
The University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a highly motivated Senior Postdoctoral Immunologist to join Dr Lisa Stockdale to work within the pre-erythrocytic (PE) malaria and outbreak pathogens vaccine development clinical trials group at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine.
You will be responsible for delivering high quality immunology data for new and ongoing clinical trials. You will develop research questions and conduct individual research. You will write research articles at a nation level for peer-reviewed journals and present papers at national conferences. You will manage junior team members and agree clear task objectives, organise, and delegate work. You will assist with clinical trials administration and recruitment of new staff to the group. You will raise research funds through grant applications and manage your own area of a larger research budget. You will share responsibility for shaping the research group’s plan and maintain confidentiality regarding research data when interacting with non-collaborating researchers.
It is essential that you hold a relevant PhD/DPhil with post-qualification research experience. You will have strong publication record and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field. You will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research projects and the ability to implement, optimise and standardise assays. You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Having experience of managing and analysing large datasets using packages such as R, Stata or Python is highly desirable.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your concise supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Informal enquiries can be addressed to lisa [dot] stockdale [at] ndm [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk.
This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 6 March 2026 and is funded by the Serum Institute of India.
Only applications received before 12 midday on 01 February 2024 will be considered.