"Postdoctoral Scientist in T-cell Immunology, Chronic inflammation & Ageing"

This is a new and exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the Tropical Immunology Research Group, supporting the laboratory operations and assay optimisation for a large observational study on “Ageing mechanisms in children with perinatally acquired HIV on antiretroviral therapy”. This role is based at the Peter Medawar Building, in Oxford.

You will adapt existing and develop new scientific techniques and experimental protocols, this includes further miniaturisation and testing of a whole blood assay, setting up a protocol for measurement of thymic and bone marrow output (TRECs and KRECs), developing a flow cytometry panel to measure haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and other relevant immune cell populations for high throughput measurement. Other duties will include contributing ideas for new research projects including the interface between immune vulnerability and infections from viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, and carrying out collaborative projects with colleagues in partner institutions, and research groups including liaison with the ARTful Ageing consortium and travel to Zimbabwe as needed.

It is essential that you hold a PhD/DPhil (or close to completion) in the field of cellular immunology and infectious diseases, and are confident in immunological and molecular techniques including PBMC isolation, ELISpot and proliferation assays, activation and cytokine secretion assays, cell culture, ELISA, RNA and DNA isolation, PCR, scRNA sequencing using a variety of platforms. You will be proficient in all aspects of multi-parameter flow cytometry and will have previous experience setting up laboratory studies in low-resource settings.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date. This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 12 months and is funded by Wellcome.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Friday, 13 March 2026 will be considered. Please quote 185307 on all correspondence.

Contact Person: Bogdan Tiritelnicu | Vacancy ID: 185307 | Closing Date & Time: 13-Mar-2026 12:00

Pay Scale: RESEARCH GRADE 7 | Contact Email: recruitment@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Salary (£): Research Grade 7: Salary in range £39,424 - £47,779 per annum (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).

Location: Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, The Peter Medawar Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY