Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Applications Close: 17 August 2026

Salary: Within the range £39,000 to £46,500 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. A starting salary of £40,100 is guaranteed for candidates who can evidence their PhD certificate at appointment; those awaiting confirmation of their PhD award will be appointed at £39,000 until evidence is provided

Contract Length: Full-time until a funding end date of 31 March 2028. Please note, the position may be extended beyond March 2028, subject to the availability of funding.

Applications are invited for a Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Prof Daniel Figeys in the Food, Microbiome and Health programme at Quadram Institute Bioscience, based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

The Quadram Institute is a cutting-edge £75 million facility with strategic research programmes in Food, Microbiome and Health, and Microbes and Food Safety. We bring together a diverse team of researchers, academics, and NHS clinicians to tackle pressing issues in human health, food, and disease. Our innovative approach bridges food science, gut biology, and human health, leveraging the world-class bioscience cluster at Norwich Research Park.

The role:

We are seeking a well-rounded Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join a collaborative team working on the study of microbiome-host interactions using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) using living microbiomes. The ideal candidates will have expertise in laboratory-based microbiome studies, metagenomics or metaproteomics, and bioinformatics.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary group of researchers and have access to state-of-the art infrastructure to design, develop, and apply innovative approaches.

The ideal candidate:

Applicants should have a PhD in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or relevant fields. They should have knowledge of experimental microbiology relevant to live microbiome studies and bioinformatic analysis of data.

Previous experience in microbiome laboratory experiments is required as well as a proven record in scientific writing.

Additional information:

This is a full-time post until a funding end date of 31 March 2028. Please note, the position may be extended beyond March 2028, subject to the availability of funding.

Salary on appointment will be within the range £39,000 to £46,500 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. A starting salary of £40,100 is guaranteed for candidates who can evidence their PhD certificate at appointment; those awaiting confirmation of their PhD award will be appointed at £39,000 until evidence is provided.

For further information and details of how to apply can be found here or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1006162.

This role meets the criteria for a visa application, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please contact the Human Resources Team if you have any questions regarding your application or visa options.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The institute values of People-Centred Impact, Inclusive Excellence, Trusted Integrity, Collaborative Spirit and Agile Innovation are at the heart of all we do, and we expect all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Our vision is Healthy living by design: promoting lifelong health by decoding the interactions between food science, nutrition, microbes, microbiomes and human physiology, and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for society.

A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, The Quadram Institute brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

The closing date for applications will be 17 August 2026.

The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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