Scientific & QA Jobs

Senior Research Associate

University of East Anglia • Norwich, Norfolk

Salary

£39k – £46k

Posted

29 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

University of East Anglia is hiring a Senior Research Associate in Norwich, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £39k – £46k. University of East Anglia 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.

Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Senior Research Associate Ref: RA2418 Salary on appointment will be £38,784 per annum with an annual increment up to £46,049 per annum. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Associate to join the School of Biological Sciences. You will contribute to an ambitious research programme focused on developing methods for the site-specific incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) into bacterial S-layer proteins. S-layer prote…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of East Anglia — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £39k – £46k
How this salary compares: about 13% above the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Norwich, Norfolk · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live scientific & qa roles in Norwich — browse them
Posted: 29 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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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.