Research Assistant in Lymphoid Tissue Metabolism


Company:	University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences
Salary:	£35,681 to £39,424 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 7FY
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Sept 2026

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Summary

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching. Kennedy: The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

We are seeking a Research Assistant to join the Kennedy Translational Innovation Group on a BioHub (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative) to develop a new methodology to image cellular metabolism in human lymph nodes in collaboration with Professor Dame Molly Steven’s group in the Kavli Institute, Oxford. In this innovative project you will report to the Principal Investigator Professor Mark Coles. The post holder will also have close interactions with researchers in the Coles, Buckley, Dendrou research group in the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and the Steven’s group in the Kavli Institute.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme

• 38 days annual leave

• A comprehensive range of childcare services

• Family leave schemes

• Cycle loan scheme

• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

The post holder will be responsible for processing clinical samples that may arrive out of hours and adapting existing protocols for the culture of human tissues. The post holder will also select, follow, and adapt experimental protocols such as multiplex immunofluorescent imaging and single cell biology while contributing to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects. The post holder will be expected to represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone and to be responsible for the general laboratory management and administration, including stock control of laboratory consumables. The post holder will also use specialist scientific equipment in a laboratory environment for protocols such as imaging, qPCR, and flow cytometry.

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