Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Technician

University of York • York, North Yorkshire

Salary

£33k – £37k

Posted

10 November 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Creative WorkerTemporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

University of York is hiring a Research Technician in York, a part-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £33k – £37k. University of York holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Creative Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

A research technician position is available for up to 36 months to study the regulation, mechanisms and impact of a group of viriforms known as Gene Transfer Agents (GTAs). GTAs are descended from viruses that infect bacteria/archaea (bacteriophages), but they have lost the ability to recognize their own genome and instead package and transmit any DNA found in the host cell. As a result, GTAs could play a pivotal role in promoting bacterial adaptability, evolution, and spread of AMR. Their evol…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of York — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Creative Worker
Advertised salary: £33k – £37k
How this salary compares: about 8% below the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: York, North Yorkshire · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 15 other live scientific & qa roles in York — browse them
Posted: 10 November 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.