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Universities with open postdoc positions in chemical biology in the United Kingdom include University of Cambridge, King's College London and University of Manchester.
University of Cambridge
Top university
United Kingdom
5 days ago
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The University of Cambridge invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in nucleic acid computing and molecular programming, based in the Department of Genetics and associated with Dr Gamze Gürsoy's interdisciplinary laboratory. This primarily experimental, wet-lab role focuses on synthetic biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biomolecular engineering, and genome engineering. The postholder will develop programmable nucleic-acid systems that sense defined hu...
5 days ago
Miraz Rahman
Closing soon
King's College London
United Kingdom
1 week ago
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King’s College London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medicinal Chemistry within the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions . The project is a multidisciplinary drug-discovery collaboration between Professor Miraz Rahman and Professor Julian Naglik focused on discovering and optimising peptide and peptidomimetic inhibitors that neutralise candidalysin , a key virulence factor from Candida albicans . The post is based at Waterloo Cam...
1 week ago
University of Manchester
Closing soon
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Closing soon
Research Associate in Chemical Biology at the University of Manchester , based in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) and the Michael Smith Building. This fixed-term post (14 months) is part of a Wellcome Trust-funded project in the Jin group, focused on chemical biology , biochemistry , microbiology , and enzymology . The successful candidate will help study a bacterial pathway called sulfoglycolysis , with hands-on responsibilities including plasmid design and cloning, enzyme produ...
1 week ago
Jody Mason
University of Bath
United Kingdom
1 week ago
University of Bath is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in an interdisciplinary project focused on mammalian cell biology , molecular biology , chemical biology , and peptide screening . The work will develop innovative intracellular peptide screening technologies to investigate and modulate transcription factor function in living mammalian cells. The post is hosted in Professor Jody Mason's research group at the University of Bath and is funded through a new BBSRC Pioneer Award . The...
1 week ago
Ellison Institute of Technology
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Postdoctoral Research Scientists in Materials & Devices for Life Sciences at the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), Oxford, United Kingdom. This postdoctoral opportunity sits within the Institute of Materials & Devices for Life Sciences (MDLS) , led by Professor Hagan Bayley . The programme aims to advance human health by scaling interdisciplinary science at the interface of chemistry, biology, and engineering . Research themes include nanopore technologies for small-molecule diagnostics, si...
1 week ago
University of Oxford
Closing soon
Top university
United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
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Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at the University of Oxford in natural product chemistry , biochemistry , biosynthetic chemistry , and chemical biology . The role sits within the Oxford Martin Programme on Safer Antifungals and focuses on discovering naturally inspired compounds to combat fungal diseases in agriculture and medicine . The project is interdisciplinary and brings together expertise from Biology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Medicine, the Ineos Oxford Institute, and Oxford U...
2 weeks ago
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Imperial College London
Top university
United Kingdom
4 weeks ago
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Imperial College London’s Department of Chemical Engineering is advertising a funded PhD project in engineering synthetic cells for next-generation biotechnology . The project is led by Prof Yuval Elani and the Elani Group , a multidisciplinary team working across chemical biology , synthetic biology , and molecular bioengineering . The research aims to design, construct, and test synthetic cell-like systems built from biological components such as membranes, proteins, nucleic acids, and molecul...
4 weeks ago
University of Cambridge
Top university
United Kingdom
2 months ago
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PhD opportunity: Development of new-to-nature enzymatic reactivity for applications in organic synthesis at the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry, in the Mateo Sanchez Lab. The project sits at the interface of chemistry and biology and focuses on discovering and developing new-to-nature reactivity using engineered enzymes. Research activities include substrate synthesis using traditional synthetic chemistry, screening campaigns to identify and optimise enzymatic activity, structu...
2 months ago
University of York
United Kingdom
1 month ago
P22) New tools for bioconjugation using novel rearrangement reactions is a fully funded PhD project at the University of York , delivered through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) in partnership with the University of Oxford. The project sits at the interface of organic chemistry , synthetic chemistry , chemical biology , biotechnology , and applications in antibiotics and bacterial PROTACs . The research will develop new sustainable too...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in United Kingdom.
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![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | £5.1k $6,500/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | £948 $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | £474 $600/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | £758 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Professor at School of Chemistry
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Physics
Professor
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Protein Chemistry
Nmr Spectroscopy
Hydrogen Bonding
Prof
University of York
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Enzyme Engineering
Biocatalysis
Cytochrome P450
Professor
University of East Anglia
United Kingdom
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Ligand Design
Bioactive Compound
Academic, Principal Investigator/Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
University of Dundee
United Kingdom
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Antimicrobial Research
Molecular Biology
Cardiff University
United Kingdom
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Natural Product Synthesis

UKRI funds research training and fellowships across the United Kingdom, mainly for PhD and postdoctoral study. Support often includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI rate, and research costs.

The Leverhulme Trust funds a wide range of research scholarships, studentships and fellowships, mainly in the United Kingdom, across disciplines from humanities to sciences.

ESRC supports social science research training in the United Kingdom, mainly through funded PhD studentships and some postdoctoral fellowships delivered via doctoral training partnerships.
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