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Research Fellow (Technical Delivery)

University of SalfordSalford, Greater Manchester

Salary
£46k – £46k
Posted
28 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

University of Salford is hiring a Research Fellow (Technical Delivery) in Salford, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £46k – £46k. University of Salford 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.

Description Opportunity Overview Join the University of Salford as a Research Fellow (Technical Delivery) building the AI systems at the heart of FOUR4ALL, a Horizon Europe research project focused on working time reduction. This is a hands-on applied AI / LLM engineering role: you'll design, build, and evaluate a bounded conversational AI agent and a public retrieval-augmented (RAG) evidence assistant, working in Python as part of a friendly, multidisciplinary research team. We're looking for …
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  • Employer: University of Salford — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £46k – £46k
  • How this salary compares: about 12% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Salford, Greater Manchester · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 2 other live scientific & qa roles in Salford browse them
  • Posted: 28 August 2026
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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.

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