Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Associate

University of Leicester • Belgrave, Leicester

Salary

£43k – £43k

Posted

28 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Associate in Belgrave, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. 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 Health and Environmental Impacts of Particulate Emissions from Automotive Tyres (HEI-PET) project is a two-year interdisciplinary UKRI cross research council project held between Universities of Loughborough and Leicester. The project aims to understand the effects of tyre particulates on people and places. By integrating interdisciplinary expertise from engineering, biological and environmental sciences, our aim is to identify key factors linking particulate characteristics to both tyre op…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
How this salary compares: about 7% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Belgrave, Leicester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live scientific & qa roles in Belgrave — browse them
Posted: 28 August 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.