86 research assistant jobs found in Oxford

11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ The overexploitation of wildlife is a key threat to biodiversity, exemplified by pangolins. The University of Oxford is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant to play a key role in the multi-year international research project, “Operation Pangolin: Unifying Diverse Data Streams to Redefine Species Conservation.” The postholder will be an experienced social scientist, with expertise in conducting fieldwork and data analysis to understand social-ecological systems, including institutional arrangements. They will design and execute research to understand the systems in which pangolins are used and traded in Central Africa and work with relevant stakeholders to devise conservation solutions. They will use a combination of research approaches and methods (e.g., institutional diagnostics).  The successful candidate will have: a relevant Ph.D./D.Phil. (or be near to completion, i.e., about to submit); experience of designing...

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7LD We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated Research Assistant in Health Data Sciences to join the Pharmaco- and Device epidemiology research group lead by Professor Daniel Prieto-Alhambra at the Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), Oxford. As a Research Assistant in Health Data Sciences you will support the programming of analytical pipelines for the analysis of routinely collected data mapped to the OMOP Common Data Model. You will prepare analytical packages to run a number of pre-specified analyses, contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects and manage own research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by senior colleagues. You will hold a relevant post-graduate degree in...

RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU *This is a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not apply. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Assistant to come and work under the overall supervision of Prof. Keith Channon, in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine’s laboratories at the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics (www.well.ox.ac.uk), working closely with the laboratory of Prof. Chris O’Callaghan in the same building. The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics is a world class molecular medicine research facility located on the University of Oxford’s Old Road campus, co-located with major research institutes, facilities and hospitals. This facility provides an outstanding work environment, with excellent core services and opportunities for interactions with cardiovascular, molecular and developmental biologists & geneticists. You will work in a team with students, research assistants and...

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FY. We are looking a talented Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the group of Associate Professor Tal Arnon at the Kennedy Institute, the University of Oxford. The project will explore molecular and dynamic mechanisms that regulate humoral immunity in the lung with emphasis on the roles of resident memory B cells in this process. An important advance from the past decade has been the recognition that adaptive immune cells are not only capable of remembering the antigens they encountered but also the specific sites in which these encounters occurred, such that tissues that are susceptible for infection are reinforced with protective clones. This type of localized immunity proved highly effective in the case of resident memory T cells, leading to accelerated pathogen clearance and reduced widespread of infection in...

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Exoplanet Discovery with the PLATO Mission. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension for a further year. Oxford Astrophysics invite applications for a PDRA to work with prof S Aigrain on the preparation of the European Space Agency’s PLATO mission, focusing mainly on the impact of instrumental systematics and stellar variability on the detection and characterisation of transiting exoplanets. PLATO, due for launch in 2026, will discover thousands of planets transiting bright stars, including habitable planets, and will probe the internal structure of the host stars using asteroseismology. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof S Aigrain, her research group, and collaborators at other PLATO Mission Consortium (PMC) institutes,...

Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 5RZ Fixed term for 7 months in the first instance   The Department of Earth Sciences seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) to lead the University of Oxford component of the NERC-Funded ThorMap project, seeking to quantify the fluxes of dust, and of soluble micronutrient metals, to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The main aspect of ThorMap research conducted in Oxford is analysis of 232Th and 230Th concentrations in seawater samples taken from a range of ship-board expeditions.  These demanding analyses will be a significant component of the post-holder’s work. In addition, they will work to improve analytical approaches for Th isotopes in seawater, and build databases of relevant data.  They will use existing and new seawater data, in conjunction with measurements on aerosols conducted at the UEA (the lead institute on the ThorMap project) to achieve the goals of the project...

Department of Engineering Science, Keble Triangle We are seeking a full time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Thermal Propulsion System Research Group (TPSRG:  https://eng.ox.ac.uk/tpsrg/ ) at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford). The post is funded by EPSRC and is fixed-term for 12 months or until 31 March 2024. The position serves the Oxford TPSRG and Convergent Science, where the aim is to broaden the impact of research from TPSRG and help build a more open-source data platform to showcase the research excellence within the TPSRG. You will be responsible for the development, validation, and implementation of advanced turbulent reactive spray models. Additional duties also include constructing a database from previous research activities in TPSRG and making it available to the wider community. The candidate will be working closely with Professor Felix Leach, Dr Leo Fang and external research associates within the Convergent Science research...

Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX We are looking to appoint a Research Assistant to join the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) team based in the Psychiatry Department, University of Oxford, at the Warneford Hospital.  DPUK is a partnership between 27 public, private and third sector organisations, with core funding from the Medical Research Council. Based at Oxford University, we bring together expertise from universities, charities, and pharmaceutical and technology companies to enable crucial breakthroughs in dementia research.  The post is for a fixed term (funded to 31 December 2025) and is full-time.  You will focus on the Trials Delivery Framework and will have the responsibility to coordinate participants and researchers using the DPUK registers.  You will be liaising with study and trial researchers about new studies, management of participant visits, including psychological tests and MRI scanning. You will also assist in...

Department of Engineering Science, Oxford Thermofluids Institute, Southwell Building, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Hydrogen Powered, Sustainable Aviation Systems to join the Sustainable Aviation Group at the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford Thermofluids Institute.  The post is funded for a 3-year fixed-term. You will be actively involved in the developing and running of experimental facilities investigating hydrogen as a potential fuel for aviation propulsion systems. Concurrently, the researcher will be developing lower order analytical models and performing high fidelity computational simulations to corroborate experimental findings and propose other configurations not experimental investigated. You should possess a PhD or DPhil (or be near completion of) in the field of engineering, physics or applied mathematics together with relevant experience in the field of thermofluids. You should also...

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in machine learning and citizen science. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years This project will build on work by the Zooniverse team in developing methods combining machine learning and citizen science, focusing on the potential of anomaly detection and serendipitous discovery. Example projects in astrophysics (particularly galaxy morphology and/or exoplanet discovery), protein structure (in collaboration with the Rosalind Franklin Institute) and bioacoustics for monitoring the health of ecosystems (in collaboration with UCL and WWF) provide a rich set of problems to address. The project provides an interesting opportunity for anyone with a desire to lead an attack on interesting machine learning problems in the context of real-world scientific problems. The successful candidate...

The Jenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Research Assistant to join the Gonococcal Vaccine Project at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine. You will support the ongoing programme of vaccine development, production and characterization. The primary focus will be to perform assays to produce, scale-up and control the vaccine preparations. You will be responsible for designing, optimizing and performing ELISAs, ELISpot, and other humoral and cell-based assays to characterise immune responses to gonococcal OMV in a systematic and consistent manner. You will perform bacterial culture, OMV purification and characterisation at laboratory scale, and follow and adapt experimental protocols and provide input for laboratory SOPs. You will be responsible for participating in research programmes of preclinical and vaccine development, and gathering, analysing, and...

Centre for Medicines Discovery, NDM Research Building (NDMRB), Headington, Oxford, OX3 7FZ An opportunity is available in the ODDI for a Research Assistant with an interest in neuroinflammation in the context of the neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. You will join the Neuroimmune Team, at the Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine. Reporting to the Neuroimmune team leader, you will be responsible for supporting research to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in the pathology of neurodegenerative disease. You will have a background in neuroscience, cell biology or immunology, and an interest in Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease research. You will help to develop and execute experimental plans supporting the validation of targets, and the discovery of novel therapeutic agents. Your main role will be to develop robust in vitro assays using cutting edge research tools (iPSC derived...

Department of Oncology, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ About the role We have an exciting opportunity to join the D’Angiolella laboratory in the Department of Oncology. We are looking for a research assistant who will play a key part in driving the translational goals of an industrially funded project within the D’Angiolella laboratory. The post holder is to assist a postdoctoral researcher in delivering the aims of a project focused on the targeted protein degradation space, utilising highly complementary expertise of four academic research groups at the University of Oxford. The post holder will have the opportunity to learn more deeply about ubiquitin biology, drug design, protein degradation, mass spectrometry-based proteomics and translational research. About you You will become an integral part of the project team, using biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology to help create the foundations of an...

Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ We are seeking a full-time or part-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Energy Demand Observation to join the Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory (EDOL) at the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford.  The post is funded by EPSRC Grant  EP/X00967X/1 and is fixed-term for three years. EDOL will establish a world-class Observatory of 2,000 representative GB homes with high resolution, longitudinal, technical and social data with the aim to better understand energy use. The programme is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the School of Geography and the Environment (Oxford), the Department of Engineering Science (Oxford) and University College London. The instrumentation for the Observatory is developed in dedicated Laboratories of 100- 200 homes. Novel and innovative instruments will be rigorously tried and tested. Only solutions that satisfy requirements of reliability, value...

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biological Physics. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension subject to funding. This project will develop and exploit Single-molecule investigation of rotary molecular motors. The successful candidate will undertake independent, collaborative research in the research areas of the Berry lab.  Applicants should hold or close to completing PhD in biophysics, physics, or a related field to the research area of the role. Previous experience in any of the following fields will be an advantage: Single-molecule biology.  Optical microscopy.  Fluorescence microscopy.  Lasers.  Design and construction of optical experiments. Candidates are expected to have a strong record of personal research and achievement, very good...

OCDEM, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LE An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in the David Ray group within OCDEM, and the Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute on a highly prestigious NIHR research grant. This programme builds on recent discoveries from our group relating to analysis, and intervention to promote optimal human sleep and circadian function.  We are targeting a neglected area, with massive unmet medical need.  We are focussed on delivering benefits to healthcare workers who work shifts, and who are suffering with shiftwork associated sleep disorder (SWD).  Our programme includes three initial workplans exploring systematic literature reviews, analysis of big data and human cohorts, and also analysis of the lived experience of healthcare workers exposed to shiftwork.  The post holder will contribute mainly to the lived experience work package.  In...

The post is funded by UKRI project, AVATAR. You will have the opportunity of working within one of the world leading research groups on structural integrity and health monitoring. The research will be part of a H2020 European project for digital twining for transformative air vehicle with IoT sensors.         Job listing information Reference ENG02481 Date posted 23 January 2023 Closing date 22 February 2023 Job summary The post is funded by UKRI project, AVATAR. You will have the opportunity of working within one of the world leading research groups on structural integrity and health monitoring. The research will be part of a H2020 European project for digital twining for transformative air vehicle with IoT sensors. Duties and responsibilities You will be developing a digital twin based on the in-service and continuous data gathered by multiple sensors (strain, temperature, pressure),...

Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Aeronautics. You will have the exciting opportunity to work on a cutting-edge project to develop the tools for designing the next generation of more efficient offshore wind farms, funded by EPSRC. This will involve performing novel experiments for wind-turbine wakes using the state-of-the-art equipment and facilities within the Department of Aeronautics.... Job listing information Reference ENG02458 Date posted 23 January 2023 Closing date 22 February 2023 Job summary Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Aeronautics. You will have the exciting opportunity to work on a cutting-edge project to develop the tools for designing the next generation of more efficient offshore wind farms, funded by EPSRC. This will involve performing novel experiments for wind-turbine wakes using the...

We are looking for a Research Associate to work on developing next generation plasma-based accelerators in the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science. Job listing information Reference NAT01370 Date posted 19 January 2023 Closing date 16 February 2023 Job summary We are looking for a Research Associate to work on developing next generation plasma-based accelerators in the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science. Duties and responsibilities The position will be to develop and diagnose plasma sources for the AWAKE experiment at CERN. AWAKE is a proton driven wakefield acceleration experiment that is investigating the use of plasma accelerators for next generation particle colliders. The post holder will be expected to help produce independent and original research, submit publications to refereed journals and help with the administration of the research group. The work typically would involve a high...

The Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare (CMPH) in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London is part of a £3.4 million multi-university collaboration funded by the National Institute of Health Research to better understand Long COVID, improve diagnosis and find new treatments for the condition. The LOCOMOTION study aims to create a “gold standard” approach for the treatment of the Long COVID and will work to... Job listing information Reference NAT01356 Date posted 18 January 2023 Closing date 1 February 2023 Job summary The Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare (CMPH) in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London is part of a £3.4 million multi-university collaboration funded by the National Institute of Health Research to better understand Long COVID, improve diagnosis and find new treatments for the condition. The LOCOMOTION study aims to create a...