Postdoctoral Research Associate jobs in Oxford

You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. The post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery/Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, South Parks Road, Oxford and is available from 5 January 2026.

You will use a broad range of genomic techniques, including RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CLIP-seq, and whole genome sequencing, to model RNA–protein interactions and uncover fundamental biological mechanisms with translational potential.

You will be an analytical, collaborative researcher with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.

You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford. - During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.

You will be working as part of a team to study the high‐rate mechanical behaviour of ceramic materials.

You will design, coordinate, instrument, and carry out novel experiments using precision impact platforms both in‐house and at partner facilities.

You will help ensure a healthy and vibrant research environment within the Impact and Shock Mechanics Laboratory.

You will design and execute experiments, contribute to high-impact publications, and play a key role in the training and mentorship of junior researchers and students.

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary

You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford

Atomic and Laser Physics, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assciate(s) in the theory of quantum systems. This post is for 2 years. This project will explore theory of quantum computing and simulation relevant to setting a roadmap for ongoing experiments, as well as recently developed applications...

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.

You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford. - During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.

You will be responsible for studying the regulation and recruitment of cytoplasmic signal transduction proteins to the Wnt receptor complexes using state-of-the art tools and resources, such as in vitro protein reconstitution to dissect discreet transduction steps, CRISPR approaches and super-resolution microscopy.

You will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in mathematics or a related discipline, and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in either random matrix theory, analytic number theory or probability to work within established research programmes.

You will join a dynamic team of other experts working in polymerization catalysis and polymer chemistry within the Williams research group.

You will be supported and mentored, by Prof. Williams, in achieving your career goals and in teaching and mentoring of masters and post-graduate students.

We are seeking a creative and motivated neuroscientist to investigate how distributed brain circuits support flexible learning and decision-making. The postholder will join the Adaptive Decisions Lab (Principal Investigator: Dr Abhishek Banerjee) to lead experimental work on a Wellcome Trust-funded project exploring the mechanisms of behavioural flexibility. The project combines behavioural...

You will be working in either the rapidly emerging area of functional material photonics in non-von Neumann computing and/or photonic metasurfaces, a field in which we have made significant strides in recent years.

You will be required to upload a CV, a description of relevant research experience and interests, and the names and addresses of three referees as part of your online application. In addition, you should arrange for the two letters of reference to be sent to before the closing date.

Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery/Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, New Biochemistry Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU About the role The Department of Chemistry is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Robinson Lab’s translational research programme funded by a leading pharmaceutical company. The post is offered full time and fixed term for 18...

You will join a research project investigating the seismic vulnerability of flood protection systems on layered soil deposits, with a focus on partial drainage effects.

You will contribute to the numerical modelling part of the project, which will benefit from novel element level and centrifuge testing experimental results.

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in supernovae cosmology and time-domain astrophysics with Rubin, 4MOST and Euclid.Projects will be focused on improving the use of Type Ia supernovae as cosmological probes and advancing our understanding of dark energy, making use of supernovae data from Rubin, 4MOST, Euclid, and...

You will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers spanning imaging science, machine learning, genetics, and population health, working closely with collaborators at the Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH), the Big Data Institute (BDI), and the Department of Psychiatry.

We are looking for a n enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join our research groups “Predictability of Weather and Climate” and “Climate Dynamics” at the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP) sub-department of the department of Physics, at the University of Oxford. The post will address a significant problem in climate forecasting known as the Signal-to-Noise Paradox...

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Sherrington Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU The postholder will join the Cader Lab at the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, to lead experimental work for one of the key workpackages of the EU Innovation Council SECURE project, a major multi-partner programme developing self adaptive gene...

Particle Physics. Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science. The post is available for a fixed-term duration of 24 months (with a possible extension subject to funding). The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, Oxford, is seeking an...