Senior Researcher

• Salary: Starting from £51,925 per annum
• Contract: Fixed term for 12 months - ideally starting May 2025. Open to secondments.
• Hours: Full time (35hrs per week).
• Location: We are London based (Farringdon). Our staff have the option to work part of the week from home.
• Closing: 09:30am (BST), Monday 31^st March 2025

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is seeking an experienced researcher to lead on the design, development and execution of project deliverables focussing on the ethics of extending the 14-day rule for embryo research in the UK. 

We are on a mission to place ethics at the centre of decisions regarding biomedicine and health so that we all benefit. In this new role, your main focus will be working on our new project looking at the merits of extending the 14-day rule for embryo research in the UK, but will also be expected to work on other projects and policy areas as necessary.   

You will act as an expert on your portfolio within the NCOB and be responsible for project-specific report conception, drafting and delivery, alongside stakeholder management, outreach and impact.  This will include working with communications and public affairs colleagues to deploy communications strategies and creating different forms of content, seeing outputs through from inception to publication and evaluation.  

You will have expertise and knowledge relating to the practical and ethical issues relating to embryo research in the UK. This will be supported by a broader knowledge and enthusiasm for bioethical issues and the policy, scientific, regulatory and legal environment around these.  

You will have experience of designing, delivering and managing rigorous research projects with a range of research methods that have ethical considerations at the heart of the research and which will have real policy impact.  

You will also be a skilled communicator, with a track record of producing high quality written outputs that have been adapted for different audiences. 

Finally you will be a strategic thinker, with the ability to identify opportunities for impact, and being able to contribute to NCOB’s wider strategy. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced researcher or policy professional who is able to use their knowledge in a leading role in the high-profile area of bioethics, supporting our ambitious policy-influencing agenda. 

About us

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) is a leading independent policy and research centre, and the foremost bioethics body in the UK. We are on a mission to embed ethics in decisions regarding biomedicine and heath so that we all benefit. 

For over thirty years we have tackled some of the most complex and controversial bioethical issues facing society. We are funded jointly by the Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.  

We aim to inform policy and public debate through timely consideration of the ethical questions raised by biological and medical research so that the benefits to society are realised in a way that is consistent with public values. Our work has led to shifts in public understanding and policy change on topics ranging from assisted reproduction and genome editing to managing the disagreements that arise in the care of critically ill children. 

Find out more at: www.nuffieldbioethics.org   

Further information and how to apply

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