"Centre Manager - The Leverhulme Trust Research Centre for The Holobiont"

Imperial College London - Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Location: London, Hybrid

Salary: £46,614 to £56,345 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 19th December 2025

Closes: 29th January 2026

Job Ref: NAT02079

Location: Silwood Park Campus

About the role:

The Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont is at the cutting edge of microbiome research. We are looking for a Centre Manager that will help build on these strengths to ensure that the Centre is an exciting, collaborative research environment.

You will serve two roles. First, you will coordinate research activities across the Centre with the assistance of the Centre Director and Leadership Team. You will work across all faculties and institutions involved to facilitate research activities and collaborations, taking a leading role in identifying research synergies and exploiting research opportunities. Second, you will lead in Centre operations, for example ensuring that budgets and milestones are met, and leading the organisation of symposia and workshops.

You will act as the key point of contact for all stakeholders, and will be central in incubating a collaborative and collegial multidisciplinary culture. You will have the ability to manage a varied and busy programme of activities with a high degree of autonomy. This is a busy and varied post requiring you to multi-task and to work to deadlines. You must be proactive in your approach to your duties and be able to work with minimum supervision. The post involves a high level of interaction with stakeholders, staff of all levels as well as students.

This post is co-funded by the departments of Life Sciences, Bioengineering, and Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction.

What you would be doing:

The core objectives of this Centre Manager role will be:

• To implement the strategic objectives defined by the Director and the Leadership Team and to aid the monitoring of research progress, the impact of the centre’s activities, and the management of risks.
• To manage the operational and logistical needs of the Centre. This will include responsibility for leading and/or liaising with HR, finance, internal/external communications, contracts, physical resources, purchasing, and other administrative functions with the constituent institutional partners.
• To support the Director and Leadership Team to develop and deliver the Centre’s research programme and monitor its progress and performance.
• To work jointly with the Director, the Leadership Team and the wider set of academics involved in the Centre to manage recruitment of staff and students, and foster the development of the Centre’s research capability and culture.
• To build strong networks and relationships with internal and external partners and other stakeholders collaborating, advising or otherwise engaged with the Centre.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an enthusiastic advocate for microbiome science who can interact with researchers and other stakeholders to build a world-leading research consortium. This will be a coordinating role, the you will be expected to help tie together the research activities of the Centre by regularly meeting with stakeholders and researchers and organising events (joint meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.).

Further Information

This post will be based at Silwood Park Campus (Imperial College London) but will be co-hosted across partner Imperial faculties based on other Imperial campuses that would require regular visits. The position will also include site visits to partner institutions.

The post is full time, fixed term for 24 months, with possibilty of extension.

If you require any further details on the role please contact: Thomas Bell, thomas.bell@imperial.ac.uk