Research Fellow – Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy – 107468 – Grade 7 Full-time

Job Title

Position Details

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to July 2029

Closing date: 31st May 2026

Background

We are looking for a candidate who has skill sets to deliver the project on check point induced liver injury. Candidate should have regulatory T cell (Treg) biology, immune regulation, and tumour immunology, with experience in in vivo models and high-dimensional immune phenotyping.

Role Summary

• Work within the team to deliver a dedicated project as well as team projects
• Contribute to writing grant bids and generating funding
• Operate within the area of immunology, check point inhibitors, oncology
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results as a team player
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some, but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Analyse and interpret data
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
• Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques, and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise, business development, and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews
• Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
• Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research
• Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• First degree in area of regulatory T cells, cancer immunology, and check point inhibitors
• Recently completed and written up PhD
• Ambitious, hardworking and team player
• Fluent in Spectral flow analysis and samples processing up to 20 colours
• Skills in Multi-colour Immunofluorescence
• High level analytical capability
• Strong knowledge in Oncology and lymph node biology
• Strong background on Treg biology
• Tissue immunology experience
• Basic knowledge on R
• Extensive experience with mice work
• Basic experience with check point inhibitors PDL1
• Fluent in function, migration, and spatial organisation of Tregs and CD4 ⁺ T cell subsets within the tumour microenvironment using in vivo experimental models
• GCP training
• Tissue-infiltrating lymphocytes, including regulatory T cells biology
• Outreach activity, leadership with NIHR
• Home Office Personal Licence holder for in vivo animal research including in vivo tumour models and experimental design
• Fluorescence and confocal microscopy (Zeiss systems) Tissue preparation and immunofluorescence staining Quantitative image analysis using ImageJ and Qu Path
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly within the team and with outside collaborators
• Fluency in murine models, techniques, or methods
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes with team leads
• Contribute to the planning and organising of team research programme and/or specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly