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Research Assistant in Systems Mircobiology

Newcastle University • Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

28 October 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Newcastle University is hiring a Research Assistant in Systems Mircobiology in Newcastle Upon Tyne, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. Newcastle University holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the International Sportsperson route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Salary: £34,630 to £36,320 per annum, pro rata Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date: 11 November 2026 The Role We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant to join our research team to support our efforts to use systems microbiology to study bacterial phenotype-genotype relationships.…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Newcastle University — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 32% below the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 19 other live scientific & qa roles in Newcastle Upon Tyne — browse them
Posted: 28 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.