Grade 5: Salary in the range of £32,108-£37,388 per annum (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year.

 

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

 

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.

 
The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

 

The Dustin research group at the Kennedy Institute focuses on understanding the immunological synapse and are active in publishing papers on this exciting new area of research. The group is led by Professor Michael Dustin, who also manages the Institute’s Career Development Programme and the recruitment of new principal investigators to the programme.

 
 

 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: 

 

•    An excellent contributory pension scheme 

•    38 days annual leave 

•    A comprehensive range of childcare services 

•    Family leave schemes 

•    Cycle loan scheme 

•    Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans 

•    Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

 

 

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Administratove Assistant to join the Dustin Group at the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences. In this role you will, manage the diary of the Prof Mike Dustin, Director of Research, using initiative to make considered judgements when juggling the demands placed on the schedule. You will be responsible for assisting the Director of Research in running the Career Development Programme including important dates and organizing reviews. You will provide cover for the administration office as required and act as the first point of contact for visitors. Dealing effectively with postal correspondence, telephone calls, emails and faxes, diverting such correspondence to other staff where appropriate, replying to a range of issues on behalf of the Director of Research, Prof Mike Dustin, or researching and preparing information/drafting replies. 

 
 

 

You must be educated to A-level standard, or have equivalent experience and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and accurately both verbally and in writing. You will have demonstrable experience of diary management, including making complex travel arrangements together with the ability to draft correspondence and to produce well-presented reports. You will have demonstrable experience of using your own initiative to resolve problems and the ability to manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload and work to deadlines. You will be proficient in audio/touch typing and have excellent computer skills including: email, Word, Excel and the internet. Experience of using financial information systems (e.g. Oracle Financials) as well as experience of events organisation is desirable. 

 

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please quote 188009 in all correspondence. 

 

The closing date for applications is 12pm 31 August 2026.

 

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)

 

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

 

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.
The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

 

 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: 

 

•    An excellent contributory pension scheme 

•    38 days annual leave 

•    A comprehensive range of childcare services 

•    Family leave schemes 

•    Cycle loan scheme 

•    Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans 

•    Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

 

 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated scientific professional with proven writing skills to join the Institute as a Scientific Writer. In this role, you will take an active involvement in scientific discussions within the Institute and maintain an awareness of research progress, attending internal seminars and PI meetings regularly; establish effective working relationships with the Institute’s PIs and administrative staff at all levels. You will support the Institute Director and other senior academic staff on specific projects that require scientific knowledge (e.g., developing scientific and strategic reports, collaborating on high-profile stakeholder visits to the Institute, facilitating academic collaborations, supporting senior recruitments, and research culture initiatives). Additionally, you will manage specific communications from the Institute Director including letters of support for grant and fellowship applications, internal messages to staff and correspondence with collaborators. You will also manage and prepare reporting on Institute activity for review by major funders and the Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board. 

 

You hold a doctorate in life sciences and an advanced understanding of biology and immunology, together with substantial and sustained experience of scientific and editorial writing in a research environment, with an in-depth understanding of scientific publication methodologies and examples of published work. You will have previous experience of successfully managing small- to mid-range projects as well as the ability to prioritise a heavy workload and keep track of multiple on-going projects and competing deadlines. You will demonstrate a proactive and organised approach to your work, with excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Experience of working in a higher education institution or a complex organisation is desirable.

 

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please quote 188254 in all correspondence. 

 

The closing date for applications is 12pm 31 August 2026.

 

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 14 September 2026 and will be ONLINE/IN PERSON. 

 

 

 

 

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

 

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.
The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

 

The Dendrou group is an interdisciplinary team whose research aims to compare inflammatory diseases and immunological responses across tissues, over time and upon perturbation for translational benefit, leveraging multiomic technologies in conjunction with cutting-edge computational and machine learning approaches. 

 

 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: 

 

•    An excellent contributory pension scheme 

•    38 days annual leave 

•    A comprehensive range of childcare services 

•    Family leave schemes 

•    Cycle loan scheme 

•    Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans 

•    Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

 

 

We are offering an exciting and unique opportunity for a bioinformatician to join an interdisciplinary research programme, supported by a Wellcome Discovery Award, investigating the mechanisms that drive chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation in autoimmune liver and other immune-mediated diseases. In this role you will develop new methodologies, taking overall or shared responsibility for development/maintenance of computational pipelines for integration of omics data with other relevant datasets. You will also identify, define and plan new projects, coordinating analysis of omics data and relevant associated datasets as required to support the programme objectives. Additionally, you will manage junior data scientists to support the programme objectives as well as work closely with experimental and clinical and industry to better understand the domain, help address scientific hypotheses and support the programme objectives. You will develop well-documented open source code implementing algorithms for general use and contribute to the production of scientific reports and publications for high profile journals, including taking leadership in more specialised publications on novel aspects of bioinformatics. 

 

You will hold a PhD/DPhil with a significant computational and/or biomedical element, together with expertise in bioinformatics analysis of omics datasets, including single-cell and spatial multi-omics analysis. You will have demonstrable experience of applying machine learning/AI methods as well as experience and knowledge of python programming. You will demonstrate experience of software development using version control (e.g. GitHub or similar) and experience using a High Performance Computing environment. You will demonstrate an interest in immunology in the context of disease and have a good scientific publication record given career pathway. Experience and knowledge of another relevant programming language (e.g. R) and experience of deep learning frameworks (e.g. tensorflow, pytorch)  are desirable.

 

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please quote 188255 in all correspondence. 

 

The closing date for applications is 12pm 31 August 2026.

 

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 14 September 2026 and will be ONLINE. 

 

 

 

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

 

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.
The Kennedy Institute is a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions.

 

The Dendrou group is an interdisciplinary team whose research aims to compare inflammatory diseases and immunological responses across tissues, over time and upon perturbation for translational benefit, leveraging tissue profiling through multiomic technologies in conjunction with cutting-edge computational and machine learning approaches.

 

 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

 

•    An excellent contributory pension scheme

•    38 days annual leave

•    A comprehensive range of childcare services

•    Family leave schemes

•    Cycle loan scheme

•    Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

•    Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

 

 

We are offering an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced postdoctoral researcher to work on an interdisciplinary, multi-centre project aiming to identify antigens targeted by T cells mediating Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) and Graft-versus-Leukaemia (GvL) following stem cell transplantation (SCT) as a treatment for blood cancers. In this role you will carry out collaborative projects with colleagues in partner institutions, and research groups and write up experimental results, methodology and interpretation which will contribute to reports when required. You will develop, establish, and pursue appropriate analytical protocols and techniques to support research, including standardized protocols for patient sample flows. You will also develop research questions within a specific context, conduct individual research, analysing detailed and complex qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, and generate original ideas by building on existing concepts. Use initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and extend the research portfolio.  You will ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the laboratory e.g., by ensuring equipment is functioning and monitoring and ordering stock as necessary. Use specialist scientific equipment within the laboratory environment for protocols such as 10X controllers, spatial transcriptomics profilers, PCR machines and flow cytometers.

 

 

You will hold a PhD/DPhil in immunology or related area with post-qualification research experience alongside a keen interest in cancer and/or transplantation immunology and/or dermatology. You will have a strong publication record and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field together with evidence of having collaborated with both wet and dry lab researchers to complete a project. You will demonstrate experience handling and dissociating human tissues including skin as well as in standard laboratory-based immunology techniques, such as human tissue handling and culture, flow cytometry. You will have demonstrable experience in bioinformatics analysis of omics datasets, e.g. single-cell omics, including single-cell immune repertoire analysis as well as experience and knowledge of R and/or python programming. Profieciency in histopathology work such as tissue sectioning, conducting 10X single-cell RNAseq (wet lab) and conducting spatial transcriptomics (wet lab or data analysis) is desirable.

 

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please quote 188256 in all correspondence.

 

The closing date for applications is 12pm 15 September 2026.

 

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 28 September 2026 and will be ONLINE.