Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor)

This is an exciting opportunity to join an internationally leading research team working to understand the mechanisms causing obesity and find and test new weight loss treatments.

The Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) will work as part of an established team to conduct a range of experimental medicine studies and clinical trials led by Professor Sadaf Farooqi. They will be responsible for recruiting patients, conducting physiological measurements and provide support and clinical care for the patients involved in clinical trials. The postholder will need to travel to clinics/surgeries across the UK to assess patients before, during and after their recruitment into trials. Excellent clinical skills including venepuncture and cannulation are required.

Applicants must have GMC registration, MRCP and at least 2 years postgraduate clinical experience.

This post is available to start from 1st August 2026.

This appointment requires an Honorary Clinical Contract with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Sadaf Farooqi; email: isf20@cam.ac.uk.

The funding supporting this position is available until 31st July 2027 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children and adults' barred lists), a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

This is an integrated appointment between the University and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ("NHS Trust"). You will therefore also be issued with an Honorary Clinical Contract by the NHS Trust. You should be aware that if your contract with the NHS Trust is terminated your employment with the University will be terminated, and vice versa.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter, CV and a completed Additional Information for Clinical Researchers form in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is: 7th April 2026

The interview date for the role is: Week of 13th April 2026

Please quote reference RG49195 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Key information

Department/location

Department of Clinical Biochemistry

Salary

£38,831-£73,992

Reference

RG49195

Category

Research

Date published

24 March 2026

Closing date

7 April 2026