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Postdoctoral Scientist | Neurobiology | Dr Greg Jefferis | LMB 3026

UK Research and Innovation • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary
£34k – £34k
Posted
22 October 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Postdoctoral Scientist | Neurobiology | Dr Greg Jefferis | LMB 3026 in Cambridge, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £34k – £34k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

£42,694 per annum Overall purpose: To work within the group of Dr Greg Jefferis at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), within a programme on molecular connectomics in Drosophila. The programme will develop methods to map neuronal gene and protein expression onto reference electron microscopy connectomes. These methods will then be used to investigate questions in the development and organisation of sexually dimorphic circuits. Main duties: • To undertake research aimed on the develop…
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  • Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £34k – £34k
  • How this salary compares: about 18% below the £41,180 median across 1,195 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Similar roles nearby: 30 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
  • Posted: 22 October 2026
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