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Research Support Officer | Cell Biology | Dr Buzz Baum | LMB 2904

UK Research and Innovation • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£24k – £24k

Posted

22 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

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Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Research Support Officer | Cell Biology | Dr Buzz Baum | LMB 2904 in Cambridge, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £24k – £24k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

£31,916 to £36,495 per annum This is a fixed-term position until 31 December 2027 due to time limited funding from an external grant. Overall purpose: To work within the group of Dr Buzz Baum at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), within a programme aimed at understanding the generation and evolution of biological form: from archaea to eukaryotes. The individual will join the Baum lab to aid our work studying cell shape control as well as growth and division cycles in archaea. Their …

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Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £24k – £24k
How this salary compares: about 41% below the £40,524 median across 983 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Similar roles nearby: 45 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 22 September 2026
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