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Research Assistant in Cancer Drug Discovery (SS13829)

University of BathBath, Bath & N E Somerset

Salary
£32k – £32k
Posted
28 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

University of Bath is hiring a Research Assistant in Cancer Drug Discovery (SS13829) in Bath, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £32k – £32k. University of Bath holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

About the role We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Research Assistant to join our team to work on a project titled Direct Expression, Direct Effect: Functional Mapping of Druggable Transcription Factor Interfaces in Pancreatic Cancer . This project will use innovative molecular and cellular approaches to explore new ways of understanding and targeting pancreatic cancer. You will help build and screen genetically encoded peptide libraries in cancer cell models, with the aim of identify…
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  • Employer: University of Bath — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £32k – £32k
  • How this salary compares: about 21% below the £40,188 median across 953 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Bath, Bath & N E Somerset · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 13 other live scientific & qa roles in Bath browse them
  • Posted: 28 July 2026
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