Principal Investigators in Immunology

Contract type: Permanent (Tenured) / Fixed Term (Tenure Track)

Starting Salary range for Tenure-Track is £51,268 to £54,344 p.a.

Salary for Tenured is upwards of £60,000 p.a. 

(depending on career stage and experience)

The Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK, invites applications for tenure-track and tenured group leader positions in the Immunology Programme. We welcome applications from either established Principal Investigators or from Postdocs who are ready to lead their own independent research group. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who can strengthen and complement our expertise in RNA biology and/or in vivo studies of immunity across the lifecourse.

The Institute carries out fundamental bioscience with relevance to human health and ageing and is organised into Programmes of Immunology, Epigenetics and Signalling. We investigate the molecular mechanisms that coordinate gene expression and influence cell fate, with distinctive strengths in RNA biology. 

Appointed colleagues will be expected to be proactive supporters of equity and diversity. The appointments will be tenured or tenure-track, depending on experience, and come with a competitive salary and support package. This includes core funding; access to exceptional research facilities; the opportunity to supervise PhD students registered at the University of Cambridge; support to develop fellowship and grant applications to enhance the candidate’s research programme. 

We welcome informal enquiries to Martin Turner martin.turner@babraham.ac.uk

(Immunology Programme Lead).

For further details about this position or to apply online visit here. 

Further information about the Institute can also be found on our website (www.babraham.ac.uk).

Applications should include a CV, a description of research experience (one-page) and an outline of future research plans, including anticipated usage of science facilities (maximum 3 pages excluding figures and references). The latter two documents should be uploaded as the ‘Cover Letter’ and ‘Additional Documents’ on the application form.

Applicants should also request three letters of reference to be emailed directly from recommenders to Babraham (hr@babraham.ac.uk).

Closing date for applications including references is Sunday 12^th January 2025.

Seminars and interviews will be held during 3-7^th February 2025.

The Babraham Institute holds a silver Athena SWAN award and is committed to promoting and developing a culture of excellence, diversity and mutual respect that supports the Institute’s ambitions and attracts highly motivated and talented people. The Babraham Institute abides by the principles of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme and has a positive approach to employing disabled people.

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