"Project Manager"

University of Leeds - Faculty of Biological Sciences - School of Biomedical Sciences

Location: Leeds

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 13th November 2025

Closes: 27th November 2025

Job Ref: FBSBM1224

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed term (until 30th November 2029)

Shared between a European and a national glycoscience network

This role will be based on the university campus. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you want to empower the next-generation of scientists? Do you want to be part of building new research and training networks in glycoscience across the UK and Europe? Are you passionate about science communication and student education?

This post will provide administration and organisation support to the European GLYCOCALYX Marie Sklodowska Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA DN), and the national UK-P/G Academy BBSRC Network, to advance glycoscience research.

The GLYCOCALYX Network will train 15 Doctoral Candidates across biology, chemistry and physics to stimulate new approaches, understanding and biomedical applications of sugary cell coats.

The UK-P/G Academy will create a one-stop platform for knowledge and skill sharing, and strategic development, to foster the UK’s leadership in proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan research.

PhD fellows and network members will be trained by researchers across the networks, exposed to different sectors via planned placements, attend summer schools, and contribute to workshops and conferences.

You will support the GLYCOCALYX and UK-P/G Academy coordinators, and other partners, to deliver these objectives and will facilitate the smooth operation of the networks in liaison with local and external offices at partner institutes and the EU.

You should have a degree level qualification in science, engineering, business or project management, with an understanding of the research and technology sector, with previous experience of the management of similar academic projects at the EU or UK scale

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Ralf Richter, Associate Professor, GLYCOCALYX Coordinator

Email: r.richter@leeds.ac.uk

Dr. Jessica Kwok, Associate Professor, UK-P/G Academy Coordinator

Email: j.kwok@leeds.ac.uk