Research Scientist (Xenobiotics)
Applications Close: 02 October 2025
Salary: £37,500 to £45,350 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Contract Length: Full time until 31 March 2028
We’re looking for a Research Scientist (Xenobiotics) to join the Laboratory of Prof Daniel Figeys in our Microbes and Food Safety programme.
The Quadram Institute is a cutting-edge £75 million facility with strategic research programmes in Food, Microbiome and Health, and Microbes and Food Safety. We bring together a diverse team of researchers, academics, and NHS clinicians to tackle pressing issues in human health, food, and disease. Our innovative approach bridges food science, gut biology, and human health, leveraging the world-class bioscience cluster at Norwich Research Park.
The role
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join a collaborative research team exploring xenobiotic–microbiome interactions and developing precision microbiome intervention trials. The ideal candidates will have expertise in metagenomics, metaproteomics and/or metabolomics, microbiology, and bioinformatics.
You will work closely with a multidisciplinary group of researchers and have access to state-of-the-art infrastructure to design, develop, and apply innovative omics-based approaches.
The primary aim of this position is to investigate xenobiotic–microbiome interactions and understand the variation in responses across different individual microbiomes.
The ideal candidate
Applicants should have a PhD in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or relevant fields. They should have knowledge of experimental microbiology relevant to live microbiome studies and metagenomics, metaproteomics, and/or metabolomics.
Previous experience in microbiome laboratory experiments is required as well as proven record in scientific writing.
Additional information
Salary on appointment will be within the range £37,500 to £45,350 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post available until 31 March 2028.
Further information and details of how to apply can be found on the HR website, or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004958. This role meets the criteria for a visa application, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please contact the Human Resources Team if you have any questions regarding your application or visa options.
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The Institute values of Respect, Innovation, Collaboration and Excellence are at the heart of all we do, and we expect all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
The closing date for applications will be 2 October 2025.
The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.