Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Assistant

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY • UK

Salary

Up to £6k

Posted

24 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY is hiring a Research Assistant in UK, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is Up to £6k. 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 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: 27 October 2026 The Role In our research, we will assess and develop socio-environmental trade-offs of different supply chains and the unique climate-security and geopolitical challenges facing the defence sector. You w…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: Up to £6k
How this salary compares: about 85% below the £42,000 median across 845 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 174 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 24 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.