Postdoctoral Research Associate

Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, Dr Niluka Goonawardane, the post holder will be an integral member of a Wellcome Trust funded group undertaking internationally competitive arbovirology research. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a defined programme of work using advanced Containment Level 3 (CL-3) experimental approaches and ex vivo model systems.

In addition to conducting high-quality research, the post holder will contribute to the day-to-day management of the research programme and provide guidance and informal supervision to junior researchers and students. Experience with iPSC-derived neuronal models, in vivo experimental systems, and data analysis techniques would be advantageous.

The University of Oxford is committed to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

This post is full time and fixed-term for 2 years.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 18 August 2026. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.