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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
Available
Salary for this Role:
From £47,500 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.
Job Title:
Postdoctoral FellowReports to:
Venizelos PapayannopoulosClosing Date:
13/Oct/2026 23.59 GMTJob Description:
Postdoctoral Fellow (Papayannopoulos Lab)
Contract term: This is a full-time, fixed term (4 years) position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
Reporting to: Venizelos Papayannopoulos, Principal Group Leader
Salary for this Role: From £47,500 with benefits, subject to skills and experience
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
About the Papayannopoulos Lab
The Papayannopoulos Lab investigates how the innate immune system responds to infection while limiting harmful inflammation. Focusing on fungal and bacterial infections, we study how immune cells such as neutrophils and macrophages coordinate antimicrobial responses, prevent sepsis and regulate inflammatory diseases.
Using cutting-edge immunology, cell biology and in vivo disease models, our research aims to uncover new mechanisms that could lead to improved treatments for infections and inflammatory diseases.
About the role
We are seeking an ambitious Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead an independent research project investigating how the recognition and processing of PAMPs and DAMPs regulates inflammation and microbial control during fungal and bacterial infections.
Working within a collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment, you will design and deliver innovative research using molecular, cellular and in vivo approaches, while contributing to high-impact publications, grant applications and the wider research programme. This ERC-funded position offers an excellent opportunity to establish your independent research profile within a world-leading biomedical research institute.
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Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.