Senior Immunologist (ID3857)
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,500 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pro-rata salary for job share This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to receive an additional pay supplement of £2,500 upon appointment. Please see under 'salary' for further information. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 August 2025 |
| Location: | KT15 3NB |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 418267/1 |
Summary
As Senior Immunologist, you will plan, manage and execute research and development into the pathogenesis and immunology of veterinary viruses. The role will coordinate the immunology work and support the research strategy of the Mammalian Virology workgroup and support the disease emergency responses in the Virology Department.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and support to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy.
APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.
The Science Directorate (SD) delivers high quality, high impact and highly relevant multidisciplinary science. Our People are diverse, talented, engaged and inspired to deliver innovative outcomes.
- Manage research projects and design approaches for scientific investigations, ensuring completion of project objectives and milestones to the customers satisfaction; delivery of science in accord with relevant Quality Assurance standard ISO9001 and within budget.
- Be a member of the Workgroup’s senior scientist team, and through deputising and delegated tasks contribute to strategic planning.
- Communication of science through participation in internal and external meetings, but also to ensure a high-quality programme of scientific approaches published in peer reviewed literature with high impact.
- Develop and seek opportunities for the initiation of (collaborative) research proposals, both nationally and internationally specifically through accessing opportunities out with UKgov funding.
- Draft applications for funding bodies and to obtain permissions for work (e.g. from Home office and HSE).
- Maintain and enhance the immunology knowledge base to support research within the workgroup and across the department.
- Monitor the horizon for technological developments that may be used to develop the research programme of host-pathogen interaction in the work group.
- Oversee immunology techniques across the work group. This includes training and assisting in the experimental design and execution.
- Provide consultancy to stakeholders such as the Defra, but also the industry.
- Supervise and provide training for members of staff, students, and visitors in the workgroup.
- Ensure that self and team maintain safe operation of the laboratory, including CL3 and 4 high containment laboratories, ensuring staff are aware of and adhere to appropriate safety procedures and emphasize a culture of continuous improvement in health and safety.
- Act as room officer for an immunology laboratory, implementing and maintaining good laboratory practice and standards therein.
- Participate in the disease emergency response in the event of a disease outbreak and on call rota if required.
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