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Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Signalling)

The Babraham Institute • Babraham, Cambridge

Salary
£38k – £46k
Posted
5 November 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

The Babraham Institute is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Signalling) in Babraham, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £38k – £46k. The Babraham Institute holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

We are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Scientist to study the role of extracellular proteostasis in healthy ageing and host defence against pathogens. The successful candidate will join the David group at the Babraham Institute. Our overarching goal is to discover mechanisms that will promote healthy ageing and alleviate age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. We have contributed to recent advances in understanding the mechanisms that prevent prote…
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  • Employer: The Babraham Institute — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £38k – £46k
  • How this salary compares: about 12% above the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Babraham, Cambridge
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Babraham — browse them
  • Posted: 5 November 2026
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