Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Associate

University of Leicester • Leicester, Leicestershire

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

8 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Associate in Leicester, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. University of Leicester 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.

The University of Leicester is seeking a Research Associate to join the School of Physics and Astronomy on a full-time, fixed-term contract funded until 30 September 2029. This exciting opportunity forms part of the research programme “The Closed Magnetosphere”, which investigates the structure and dynamics of the magnetospheres of Earth and Mercury during strongly northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions. The successful candidate will undertake high-quality, internationally recognise…

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Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: in line with the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Leicester — browse them
Posted: 8 July 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.