Research Assistant

University of Oxford
📍 Oxford, England, United Kingdom 💼 Full Time 🕒 Posted June 29, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking

a highly motivated Research Assistant to join a growing research programme investigating how transposable elements contribute to developmental gene regulation and transcript innovation. The successful candidate will contribute to projects focused on the discovery and characterization of transposable element-derived promoters, alternative transcript architectures and developmental gene regulation in mouse development. A major focus of the role will be the analysis and validation of novel transcript isoforms identified using long-read sequencing technologies, including the characterization of TE-derived developmental isoforms. The postholder will work closely with PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and collaborators and will contribute to both computational and experimental aspects of developmental genomics projects. This full-time fixed-term post is funded by the Wellcome Trust for up to 12 months in the first instance. The actual starting salary ...

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Job Details

  • Location Oxford, England
  • Job Type Full Time
  • Category Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
  • Posted Date June 29, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 08, 2026