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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transposable Elements and Innate Immunity Queen Mary University of London in United Kingdom

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Postdoc

Field of study

Virology

Funding

Fixed-term postdoctoral appointment for 24 months at 1.0 FTE with a salary range of £39,187 to £52,790 per annum. The role is funded by a Wellcome Discovery Award.

Deadline

Nov 8, 2026

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United Kingdom

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Queen Mary University of London

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Virology
Biology
Innate Immunity
Transposable Elements
Medical Science
Cancer
Autoimmunity
Rna-seq
Molecular Evolution
Genomic
Statistics
Bioinformatic
Phylogenetic

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About this position

Queen Mary University of London is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Blizard Institute, working with Professor Greg Towers and his team.

The project is funded by a Wellcome Discovery Award and focuses on transposable element activation and its relationship with innate immune signalling across disease contexts including viral infection (including SARS-CoV-2), autoimmune disease, and cancer. The research will examine the transcriptional and evolutionary mechanisms that drive transposable element activation and their role in regulating innate immunity.

This opportunity is well suited to candidates with interests in biology, medical science, virology, genomics, bioinformatics, molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and statistics. The postholder will carry out independent and collaborative research, contribute to student supervision, and work in a multidisciplinary environment with virologists, biochemists, immunologists, and computational biologists.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant subject and have experience quantifying transposable elements at family and locus levels. Essential experience includes analysis of RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and ATAC-seq data; development of reproducible bioinformatics workflows; working with controlled-access genomic datasets; and use of Linux, HPC/cluster computing, and R and/or Python. Experience in innate immune signalling in relevant disease settings is desirable.

The role is a fixed-term appointment for 24 months at full time (1.0 FTE), with a salary of £39,187–£52,790 per annum. The closing date is 2026-11-08. Interested candidates should apply through the Queen Mary University of London recruitment portal and review the job pack for full application details.

Funding details

Fixed-term postdoctoral appointment for 24 months at 1.0 FTE with a salary range of £39,187 to £52,790 per annum. The role is funded by a Wellcome Discovery Award.

What's required

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant subject area. Required experience includes quantifying transposable elements at family and locus levels, phylogenetics, molecular evolution, statistical analysis, model selection, analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq), developing reproducible bioinformatics workflows, working with genomic datasets including controlled-access data, and using Linux-based and HPC/cluster computing environments with R and/or Python. Experience of innate immune signalling in disease contexts such as viral infection, cancer, autoimmune disease or neurodegeneration is desirable, along with a publication and/or conference presentation track record and strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

How to apply

Review the job pack and submit an application through the Queen Mary University of London jobs portal. Apply before the closing date and ensure your CV and supporting documents address the required expertise and experience.

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Professor of Virology

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Virology

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Autoimmunity

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