26 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Manchester, England

The secretory pathway is required for the synthesis and modification of 30% of all cellular proteins and is essential for life. This project will use a chemical biology approach to provide new insights into the machinery and mechanisms of transport in the secretory pathway. The experiments will be performed in mammalian cells and a variety of cell biological and biochemical methods will be used to study secretion. The goal is to identify new chemical modulators of secretion and determine how they work.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD (or equivalent) in one of the biological sciences. Excellent communication skills and previous experience in biochemistry or cell biology is essential. Previous experience in studying the secretory pathway or organelle biology is highly desirable.

The post, which is funded by The Leverhulme Trust, is available for up to 3 years full-time from 1 July 2024. Joint supervision will be provided by Dr. Joe Swift, who is also based within FBMH.

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join the Targeted Therapy Group to drive forward a collaborative research project between the Division of Cancer Sciences and the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation. The post will be tenable on a fixed term basis from until 01st October 2024- 31st March 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the Targeted Therapy Group to investigate RT-induced ECM and immunomodulatory changes that dictate tumour and normal tissue inflammatory responses, and to inform clinical interventions to improve the therapeutic ratio, tumour control and outcomes. The successful candidate will be required to work across two sites – the newly developed Paterson Building, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust alongside scientists in the Targeted Therapy Group, and the University of Manchester main campus, Oxford Road, with researchers in other branches of the Lydia Becker Institute.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a background in Cancer Immunology. The post holder will have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, will have excellent communication and organisational skills and a proven track record of delivering impactful research. A publication record in peer-reviewed journals would be advantageous.

The School is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) in higher education. The School holds a Silver Award for their commitment to the representation of women in the workplace and we particularly welcome applications from women for this post. Appointment will always be made on merit. For further information, please visit: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/ 

Applications are invited for an Epidemiologist / Medical Statistician / Health Data Scientist to be based in the Division of Psychology and Mental Health. The successful applicant will work on a large research programme, ‘Prevention of Self-harm and Suicide’, which is led by Professor Roger Webb at The University of Manchester (Co-Leads Dr Rina Dutta, King’s College London and Professor Ann John, Swansea University). Utilising routinely collected data sources, this research programme is evaluating the effectiveness of population-level policies and public health interventions impacting suicide and self-harm inequalities in the short-, medium-, and long-term. This research programme is nested in a newly established Population Health Improvement Cluster (PHIC) with a specific focus on Mental Health, which is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Although the Cluster is led by the King’s College London, the postholder of the advertised position will be based at The University of Manchester.

You will hold an MSc and/or PhD (or equivalent) in epidemiology, medical statistics / biostatistics, health data science, health services research, or some other quantitative academic subject, have experience of managing and manipulating large and complex datasets as well as proficiency in a statistical software programming language in packages such as Stata or R and have an emerging academic publication profile.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position to carry out a key role in developing unique X-ray imaging capabilities to perform in situ alloy solidification experiments under microgravity conditions.  Post holder expects to carry out internationally collaborative research to identify the optimum microgravity experimental preparation procedure and conditions with extensive pre-flight experiment design, ex-situ characterization and image analysis. The position will be available for 15 months for pre-microgravity flight activities.  

The Power & Energy Division at the University of Manchester comprises 22 academic staff and a team of over 120 research staff and students. The Division’s research activities range from the design of power electronic circuits to the analysis and control of complete energy conversion systems and utility networks. Applications of particular interest include the active management of power networks including smart grids, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), integration of HVDC into power networks, renewable power generation (especially wind), as well as more-electric aircraft and ships. As such the Division offers one of the strongest research environments within any UK university for undertaking electrical power research.

With around 70 academic staff, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the largest of its type in the country and has about 850 undergraduates, 350 taught postgraduates, and 260 research students.

The Manchester Institute of Educaiton has an exciting opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join our research team. We are seeking to appoint a post-doctoral research associate on a full-time appointment for 12 months to join the project called ‘Building Solidarity through Collective Community Action: an interdisciplinary approach to lived experiences of inequality’ funded by the Humanities Research Investment Fund. This is an 18 month long priming project (started 1st Feb 2024) to help us understand, theorise, and conceptualise barriers to building solidarity amongst, within and with marginalised local communities in the Greater Manchester area. We are specifically interested in lived experiences of education, health and environmental inequalities from an interdisciplinary perspective.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join an existing research team working on two current research projects both concerned generally with medical performance, quality and safety, and the healthcare workforce which are described below. The post is available immediately for a period of 12 months full-time or a longer contract period part-time pro rata.

The first project is on the use of locum (temporary) doctors in the NHS.  We have completed the fieldwork for this project but are still involved in data analysis, writing up and producing journal publications. The postholder will have opportunities to get involved in ongoing data analysis, aimed at leading to journal publications with other members of the team.  More information about the project can be found at https://www.ihpo.manchester.ac.uk/research/projects/the-use-of-locum-doctors-in-the-nhs/.

The second project is on the quality and safety of clinical care at the interface between NHS hospitals and private or independent hospitals.  The postholder will join the team in undertaking current qualitative fieldwork – through interviews, visits and documentary analysis – with NHS and independent hospitals and have the opportunity to get involved in the more quantitative and survey-based research taking place as part of the project.  The postholder will of course be involved in writing up research findings both for the research report and for subsequent journal publications.  More information about the project can be found at https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/research/funded-projects/quality-safety-and-clinical-governance-in-nhs-and-independent-hospitals/.

The Genome Stability Lab (GSL), as part of the NEMO – Novel Early Markers for Ovarian cancer – Consortium, a highly interdisciplinary collaboration including three UK (Manchester, Cambridge and UCL) and two US (Stanford and OHSU) Centres wish to appoint a laboratory-based postdoctoral research associate to an exciting project exploring novel ways of identifying biomarkers to detect ovarian cancer at a pre-malignant stage.

This position starting from 1st June 2024 is funded by CRUK-ACED, and is targeted at highly motivated individuals who are looking for an exciting project to make new discoveries in the above research area.

During this position, the post-holder will undertake a range of activities to analyse and characterise different types of tissue/lavage samples obtained from patients undergoing surgery, by a wide range of cutting-edge technology platforms, including, but not limited to, state-of-the-art spatial and quantitative proteomics.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious post-doctoral researcher to work on a major sustainability challenge within the nuclear energy sector. The University of Manchester in partnership with Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS), is seeking a Research Associate to undertake this 12-month project to investigate the long-term behaviour of concrete elements at both the material and structural level. The position will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to work with leading specialists in structural concrete and its application in the nuclear energy sector.

Candidates will require a PhD (or equivalent) in the area of concrete engineering/material science and have experience of advanced characterisation of cementitious materials, concrete degradation mechanisms and associated laboratory testing in addition to relevant non-destructive testing techniques.

This post is jointly funded through a UKRI scheme intended to promote sustained and mutually beneficial relationships between universities and industry, allowing translational development of university research.  Based primarily at the University of Manchester, the successful candidate will work directly with colleagues from both the University and NRS. Occasional travel to NRS sites will be required.   

We are looking for an enthusiastic researcher with a PhD in skin microbiology and/or physiology. The successful candidate will be expected to have a good understanding of applying various laboratory techniques as well as statistical analysis of data. The post holder will be involved in investigating the impact of microbially-derived metabolites on skin physiology in ageing. This is an industry-funded post supported by the No. 7 beauty brand of Walgreen Boot Alliance and the successful candidate is expected to have an interest in translation. The research associate will be based in Manchester working closely with the research team in Manchester and the No 7 beauty brand in Nottingham. The post is available from July 2024 and will be tenable on a fixed term contract for 2 years.

We are seeking a suitably qualified, full-time Research Associate with mixed methods experience to undertake research activities and support patient & public involvement in a national trial of prostate cancer screening. The TRANSFORM trial is a UK-wide prostate cancer screening trial funded by Prostate Cancer UK and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme. The trial will recruit hundreds of thousands of men with the aim of generating robust evidence for an effective prostate cancer screening programme that could be rolled out across the NHS. The trial is a collaboration between Imperial College London, University College London, Queen Mary University London, the Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, the University of Central Lancashire, and the University of Manchester.

The post is due to start as soon as possible at 1.0 FTE for 36 months. Applicants will have (or about to submit) a PhD and have experience with mixed methods research and patient and public involvement in research. The candidate will have exce

The candidates will carry out research on the design of robot cognitive architectures for abstract word learning, as per eTALK project plan. The Research Fellow post will also contribute to research planning and funding application activities to support the PI. A PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence or allied disciplines is required. Excellent programming skills are essential, as well as robotics and/or machine learning skills. Previous experience and publication track record in robot cognitive modelling or AI is an essential requirement. For the Research Fellow Post, extensive postdoctoral and funding award experience is required.

The research fellows will be working collaboratively as part of the Cognitive Robotics Lab at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester under the supervision of Professor Angelo Cangelosi. Close collaboration with the other project partners will also be required.

We are looking for a full-time post-doctoral research associate to explore novel control strategies for automation and/or teleoperation of robots in extreme environments, in particular those in uncluttered and constrained environments. You will carry out research on guaranteed-safe technologies using model-based control combined with additional sensorial information that is processed through a machine learning element. Using these technologies, we intend to start with model-based teleoperation strategies to investigate challenges and gather data, progress into assisted-teleoperation through virtual-fixtures/active-constraints and delve into partial/full-automation with additional environment sensing as necessary and when relevant to the application. You will work with physical robot platforms and real field data, both individually and collaboratively, for algorithm development, system integration, field trials, and demonstrations. You will be expected to publish at world-leading refereed conferences and journals and demonstrate research outcomes on real robot platforms.

The role will also require regular contributions to a variety of academic tasks, including positively interacting and communicating with internal and external stakeholders, developing research proposals, management of research projects, supervising Master and PhD students, demonstrating research excellence and leadership to more junior members in the research lab.

A 4-year postdoctoral position is available as part of the ERC Advanced Project “eTALK: embodied Thought for Abstract Language Knowledge”. The project will develop and test a novel cognitive developmental architecture utilising the latest generative deep learning models and developmental robotics methods for human-robot interaction experiments on the learning of concrete and abstract words via grounding transfer. Three case studies have been strategically planned to show the breadth and robustness of the proposed approach: (i) abstract word grounding for perceptual, motor and affective concepts, (ii) number word learning, and (iii) function words for demonstrative (deictic) prepositions, words about time and fuzzy quantifiers. This project is also link to the other ongoing granst on cognitive robotics and human-robot interaction at the Cognitive Robotics Lab.

The candidates will carry out research on the design of robot cognitive architectures for abstract work learning, as per eTALK project plan. A PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence or allied disciplines is required. Excellent programming skills are essential, as well as robotics and/or machine learning skills. Previous experience and publication track record in robot cognitive modelling or AI is an essential requirement.

The research fellows will be working collaboratively as part of the Cognitive Robotics Lab at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester under the supervision of Professor Angelo Cangelosi. Close collaboration with the other project partners will also be required.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate – Greenhalgh Lab

Deadline : 18/04/2024

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Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate (qualitative research) to join a team of academics, software developers and healthcare professionals and contribute to a qualitative evaluation of AI decision-making in mental health. The primary aim of this 2-year project is to evaluate the efficacy and compatibility of the Management and Supervision Tool (MaST) provided by Holmusk, which is the first data-driven and AI-enabled decision support tool for clinicians in the adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) of the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).

The postholder will lead the qualitative assessment of the acceptability of MaST amongst CMHT staff in GMMH. This will entail conducting qualitative interviews with CMHT staff, as well as non-participant observations of CMHT staff to understand how MaST is used in mental health practices. They will lead the qualitative data collection and analysis and will draft reports and manuscripts. 

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate (quantitative research and data analytics) to join a team of academics, software developers and healthcare professionals and contribute to a quantitative evaluation of AI and data-driven decision-making in mental health. The primary aim of this 2-year project is to evaluate the efficacy and compatibility of the Management and Supervision Tool (MaST) provided by Holmusk, which is the first data-driven and AI-enabled decision support tool for clinicians in the adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) of the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).

The postholder will lead the quantitative evaluation of the efficacy of MaST and its AI components. This will entail (1) analysing the costs and effects of alternative mental health interventions, (2) evaluating the current clinical efficacy of MaST and its AI components, and (3) applying alternative machine learning and AI algorithms to evaluate the associations between Risk of Crisis and predictor variables. The postholder will lead quantitative evaluation and data analytics, and draft reports and manuscripts. 

Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field, with expertise in the history of one or more trading diaspora (for example, but not exclusively: Armenian, Gujarati, Tamil, Chinese, Malay). They will have working fluency and experience working with primary sources in the relevant language(s), as well as excellent communication skills in English.

Under the overall project’s framework, the PDRA will contribute to both the comparative study of globalisation in specific regions and the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them. This will include fieldwork in archives and libraries away from The University of Manchester, as well as cataloguing and developing a shared project repository of material at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will co-organise events, write and co-author publications, and contribute to other collaborative activities.

Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field, with expertise in the history of Portugal’s trade and empire. They will have working fluency in Portuguese and experience working with Portuguese-language primary sources, as well as excellent communication skills in English.

Under the overall project’s framework, the PDRA will contribute to both the comparative study of globalisation in specific regions and the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them. This will include fieldwork in archives and libraries away from The University of Manchester, as well as cataloguing and developing a shared project repository of material at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will co-organise events, write and co-author publications, and contribute to other collaborative activities.

Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field, with expertise in the history of trade and empire in the Islamic World. They will have working fluency in Persian, Arabic and/or other relevant languages and experience working with primary sources in these languages, as well as excellent communication skills in English.

Under the overall project’s framework, the PDRA will contribute to both the comparative study of globalisation in specific regions and the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them. This will include fieldwork in archives and libraries away from The University of Manchester, as well as cataloguing and developing a shared project repository of material at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will co-organise events, write and co-author publications, and contribute to other collaborative activities.

A Department of Chemistry Postdoctoral Research Associate position with Prof Andrew Pitt is available for 24 months. The post holder will develop chromatographic separation and mass spectrometry methods on cutting edge instrumentation to study a range of challenging biochemical systems. This post would suit an outstanding and ambitious scientist with experience in modern mass spectrometry interested in developing a range of mass spectrometric methods across a number of different projects. You should be capable of working under your own initiative and taking a leading role in a research team, so excellent communication and organisational skills are also required. You should have, or be working towards, a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry or a related subject.

We seek an enthusiastic and highly motivated post-doctoral research scientist to work on a project, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to investigate novel roles of interleukin-1alpha in inflammation. The successful candidate will join the lab of Dr Gloria Lopez-Castejon and and work closely alongside the lab of Prof David Brough based in FBMH.

The successful candidate will have (or expect to hold shortly) a PhD (or equivalent) with a strong background in immunology, inflammation and molecular biology. The candidate must have excellent technical skills in microscopy (and tissue / cell staining techniques) and have extensive experience of working with inflammation models, in vitro and preferably also in vivo, Omics analysis (Mass spectrometry, ATACseq,..) and have a track record in inflammasome and interleukin-1 biology. Training will be available in all areas of the project.

We wish to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow with expertise in economics or health economics to join the Health Organisation, Policy and Economics (HOPE) research group, based at the University of Manchester. The successful candidate will join the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Health and Care Systems and Commissioning (PRUComm).

The successful applicant will work closely with Dr Rachel Meacock and Professor Matt Sutton, as well as the PRUComm research team more widely. You will be based in the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health.

This position offers the opportunity to undertake policy-relevant research, and liaise closely with policymakers and advisers in the Department of Health and Social Care.