Research Career Development Fellowships
Research Career Development Fellowships
UCL – Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
About the role
We are looking for outstanding candidates who address fundamental biological questions using innovative approaches and technologies. Applicants may work in any area of Cell or Developmental Biology and allied subjects. We are interested in candidates who can demonstrate synergy with research carried out in our Center for Engineering Life (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/cell-and-developmental-biology/centre-engineering-life-cl), in particular synthetic developmental biology or developing new machine learning approaches. The ability to teach cell biology, development and/or anatomy would be considered an advantage.
About you
Successful candidates will be of the highest calibre, can demonstrate an exceptional track record in their career stage and have the potential to submit competitive fellowship applications. Shortlisted candidates will give a departmental seminar and meet with faculty members. This may be face-to-face or via an online platform. Selected candidates will be provided with support for their fellowship applications, including mock interviews. Candidates that are successful in securing a fellowship are provided with post-award support, including membership of the Biosciences Fellowship Network, assignment of a mentor, access to additional support for research and further funding, opportunities to attract PhD students through PhD programs, and additional funding support beyond the end of the fellowship. Fellows will be assessed for a permanent position within the department one year before the end of their fellowship.
What we offer
External research fellowships available for sponsorship from CDB include the Wellcome Trust Career Development Award, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, MRC Career Development Award, CRUK Career Development Fellowship, ERC Starting Grant, Royal Society URF, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin, and EPSRC Open Fellowship.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
Customer advert reference: B02-09285
| Location: | London, Hybrid |
| Salary: | Not Specified |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Placed On: | 13th October 2025 |
| Closes: | 30th January 2026 |
| Job Ref: | B02-09285 |
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