Research Associate in Cell biology

University of Kent - Biosciences

Location:CanterburySalary:£39,355 to £44,128 per annum Grade 7Hours:Full TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:15th October 2025Closes:9th November 2025Job Ref:SNS-049-25

Do you have experience in cell biology? Are you passionate about research and interested in drug discovery? If so, we’d welcome an application from you.

Prof Michelle Garrett is looking for a Research Associate to undertake cell biology work supervised by her as part of a three year Medical Research Council (MRC) funded project entitled “Phosphoestamers: A new technology platform to block protein-protein interactions in the cell”. This project is a collaboration with Dr Christopher Serpell at University College London (UCL), that aims to use the novel phosphoestamer technology, which we have recently published on to develop inhibitors of protein-protein interaction (PPI) for three structurally distinct cancer drug targets (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC07218A).

As Research Associate in Cell Biology you can expect to be involved in:

• Delivering the research objectives of the MRC grant entitled “Phosphoestamers: A new technology platform to block protein-protein interactions in the cell”.
• Organising and managing a programme of laboratory work with reference to the research project work-plan, deliverables and milestones, outlined in the grant.
• Carrying out the research as documented in the proposal, following a research plan agreed with the project principal investigator, in order to deliver the specific aims of the grant.

What will you bring to the role?

• PhD degree awarded/to be awarded in a relevant area of cell biology or related field.
• Extensive practical experience in cell biology
• Experience in summarising and presenting results

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Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SNS-049-25.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

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