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Universities with open postdoc positions in genomics in the United Kingdom include Wellcome Trust, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, The University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge.
Wellcome Trust, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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United Kingdom
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The EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme is a collaborative fellowship scheme linking EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute on the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton near Cambridge. It supports postdoctoral researchers working across both institutes in projects that deliberately combine experimental wet-lab research with computational dry-lab analysis . Fellows can propose their own research ideas, building a project around one group at each institute, or select from a list of projects ...
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The University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher in quantitative genetics and epidemiological modelling of infectious diseases in aquaculture. The successful researcher will be based at the Roslin Institute and join an international team of aquaculture, genomic, and modelling specialists from academia and industry. The project aims to reduce disease transmission and improve disease resilience in farmed fish, combining quanti...
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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The University of Cambridge is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Agentic AI for Cancer Care, based jointly in the Department of Radiology and the Early Cancer Institute and listed under the Department of Oncology. The successful researcher will join IMPACT-OC, a major European multi-centre project developing a multi-agent AI system for ovarian cancer. The project integrates medical imaging, genomics, histopathology, and clinical records, with privacy-preserving federated learning a...
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Greg Towers
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Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
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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 th...
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Wellcome Sanger Institute
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United Kingdom
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cfDNA Postdoctoral Fellow / Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistical Genomics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom . This is a full-time postdoctoral opening in the Martin group focused on statistical genomics , cell-free DNA (cfDNA) , machine learning , human genetics , and multi-omics . The project aims to develop and apply new statistical and deep learning methods for cfDNA from pregnant women and people, with applications to fetal genomics, placental biology, pregnancy com...
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Wellcome Sanger Institute
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United Kingdom
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Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom, based in Hinxton/Cambridge, within the Martin group. The project sits at the intersection of statistical genetics, genomics, proteomics, epigenetics, bioinformatics, and medical science, with a strong focus on early-life traits and conditions, neonatal diseases, pregnancy complications, perinatal traits, and biomarker development. Research directions include analysis of large-scale proteomic data from Scandin...
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University of Oxford
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United Kingdom
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Oxford Statistics at the University of Oxford is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Machine Learning for Genomics . The role focuses on developing new statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic and health data . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in Statistics , Computer Science , Biology , and Medical Science , especially those working at the intersection of data science and genomics. This is a postdoctoral opening. The post does not mentio...
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Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
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Queen Mary University of London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Barts Cancer Institute , Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, for a fixed-term full-time appointment of 3.5 years. The project is funded by ARIA and focuses on epiPRIME (“epigenetically programmed resilience through innate memory engineering”). The successful candidate will conduct laboratory experiments using epigenetic editing approaches engineered in cell lines and primary cells to induce antiviral immunity in ...
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Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
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United Kingdom
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Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity in AI for Precision Medicine and Therapeutics at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) . The role focuses on developing artificial intelligence and network data science methods for mining molecular multi-omics and medical data to advance precision medicine and discover new precision therapeutics. The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team and contribute to flagship datasets including the Human Phenotype Project...
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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 of Oncology
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Head of Genomics Facility
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Biostatistics
Neurology
Medical Science
Genomic
Ancestry Studies
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Drosophila Research
Mitochondrial Biology
Autophagy
Has grant
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Entomology
Zoology
Next-generation Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Genomic
University of St. Andrews
United Kingdom
Conservation Biology
Cell Biology
Genomic
Molecular Ecology
Comparative Biology
Senior Lecturer
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Zoology
Conservation Biology
Genomic
Bioinformatics
Next-generation Sequencing

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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