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Research Technician

University of Leicester • Belgrave, Leicester

Salary

£27k – £27k

Posted

19 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Technician in Belgrave, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £27k – £27k. 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.

We are seeking a Research Technician to join the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester on a full-time fixed-term contract supporting a Wellcome Trust-funded research programme. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge structural biology research, providing technical support for the day-to-day operation of a busy laboratory with a focus on recombinant protein expression and purification, biochemical and biophysical assays, and sample prepara…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £27k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 34% below the £40,675 median across 983 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Belgrave, Leicester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Belgrave — browse them
Posted: 19 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.