Scientific & QA Jobs

Staff Quantum Scientist - Superconducting Circuits

UK Research and Innovation • Harwell, Doncaster

Salary

£44k – £44k

Posted

22 July 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Staff Quantum Scientist - Superconducting Circuits in Harwell, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £44k – £44k. 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.

Job Title: Staff Quantum Scientist (Superconducting Circuits) Salary: Band F S1 £67,409 gross per annum Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time (Minimum 0.8FTE) (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants) Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UK Together, our scientist, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find…

Apply on Adzuna ← More roles

Before you apply

Applying for this sponsor role?

Get your CV, cover letter, or full sponsor-job application pack prepared before you apply — or let our dedicated application team apply for suitable roles on your behalf.

Tailor my CV Apply for me

Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £44k – £44k
How this salary compares: about 9% above the £40,494 median across 994 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Harwell, Doncaster · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Harwell — browse them
Posted: 22 July 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.