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Sign inResearch Scientist/Engineer
- 29 November 2025
- Thames Water - Reading, Home Counties, RG2 0RP
- £41,000 to £51,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
Here's a unique opportunity We're seeking a Research Scientist or engineer to lend their expertise to the Ofwat Innovation Funded projects on No-Dig Leak Repair and Pipebots for rising mains. This role calls for a versatile engineer or scientist who's ready to...
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
- 28 November 2025
- University of Oxford - DPAG, IDRM, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7TY
- £39,424 to £47,779 per year
- Hybrid remote
- Contract
- Full time
Full-time, fixed-term for 3 years. Please note the latest possible start date for this post is 24/04/2026. About us: At the Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) we undertake discovery science where we reassemble physiological processes at the ...
Systems research scientist
- 24 November 2025
- Government Recruitment Service - Bristol
- £42,665 to £50,495 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad ...
Systems research scientist
- 24 November 2025
- Government Recruitment Service - York
- £42,665 to £50,495 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad ...
Systems research scientist
- 24 November 2025
- Government Recruitment Service - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- £42,665 to £50,495 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad ...
Research Scientist (ID4171)
- 24 November 2025
- Government Recruitment Service - KT15 3NB
- £33,350 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal and plant health and welfare? 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...
Systems research scientist
- 24 November 2025
- Government Recruitment Service - London
- £42,665 to £50,495 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad ...
Biosafety Research Scientist
- 05 December 2025
- NHS Jobs - Salisbury, SP4 0JG
- £28,547.00 to £33,196.00 per year
- Permanent
- Full time
The main responsibilities will include: Lead a programme of work focused on water and water systems, conducting both laboratory and field-based studies to investigate the survival, persistence and dispersal of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) using a range ...
Research Scientist in Historical Windstorms
- 23 November 2025
- University of Reading - Reading, Southern, RG6 6AH
- £36,636 to £46,049 per year
- Contract
- Full time
Full time, fixed term contract (up to 36 months) Closing date: on 23:59, 4 January 2026 Interviews will be held: January 2026 By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing ...
Postdoctoral Project Research Scientist
- 18 November 2025
- The Francis Crick Institute - NW1 1AT
- £45,500 per year
- On-site only
- Contract
- Full time
Job Title: Postdoctoral Project Research Scientist - McTernan lab Reporting to: Charlie McTernan, Group Leader Contract: full-time, fixed term [15 month] position on Crick terms and conditions of employment. Closing date: 3rd of December at 11.59pm About us ...