Research Associate jobs in Oxford

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You will receive a comprehensive induction, training, and awareness sessions to support your effectiveness in the role - A commitment to provide the time (circa 20 days per annum) and energy required is essential.

You will have strong experience in data analysis and market research, capable of turning insights into actionable strategies that support marketing and business growth.

You will be highly skilled in analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Power BI or Tableau, and confident in leading both quantitative and qualitative research projects.

The Client: Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a 150-year history specializing in mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) engineering. They are recognized for their focus on sustainable, innovative, and performance-driven design, offering services such as acoustics, air quality, building services, fire, lighting, security, and sustainability. The firm values a collaborative...

You will be trusted to run matters independently, think commercially, and deliver work to a high standard with minimal supervision. Commercial contracts experience is an advantage, but strong corporate capability is essential. The work is varied, often complex, and frequently cross-border.

You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better strategic and investment choices.

You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations, and presenting to key decision-makers in the industry.

This is a great opportunity to join Oxford University Press (OUP), a globally respected institution committed to excellence in education and publishing. As part of the Education division, this role offers the chance to contribute to meaningful work that supports learning worldwide. You’ll be joining a collaborative team that values intellectual property governance, ethical practices, and...

Investment Associate – Impact Funding (0.5 FTE: 20 hours per week)Investments and New Ventures TeamFixed Term role (36 months)Ref: 280With one foot in academia and the other in industry, Oxford University Innovation’s professionals undertake a wide variety of tasks, from licensing university ideas, consultancy and finding investment for spinout companies to setting up social enterprises and...

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 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 will work closely with Talent Partners, hiring managers and HR colleagues to ensure efficient, well-organised hiring processes and a high-quality candidate experience.

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 (or be willing to relocate).

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 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.

You will lead on building systems for ensuring high quality data is collected and appropriately managed; oversee survey and intervention design processes; and oversee the building of effective field operations and management structures.

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 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 work on advanced brain-machine interfaces and non-invasive stimulation systems, integrating real-time behavioural and brain activity monitoring to deliver closed-loop interventions.

You will hold a PhD in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a related field, and have a strong track record in human neurophysiology, experimental medicine, or interactive systems.

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 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 take the lead on developing the communications strategy for the centre in collaboration with the centre team and a range of stakeholders, maintaining an excellent understanding of the research work across the centre and any associated communication needs or opportunities.