IT Technician
The Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, is a thriving, friendly and dynamic community of staff and students, dedicated to the pursuit of world-class research, teaching and learning, and driven by curiosity, quality, collaboration and innovation. It is a wonderfully rich and rewarding environment in which to grow, both personally and professionally.
We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated IT Technician who can assist with the provision of IT support for all teaching, research and administration activities within the department. The role will be split 50/50 between the main Department of Genetics and the Bioinformatics Training Facility (BTF), which sits within the Department of Genetics. This will be a hands-on role providing the first line of support and therefore requires good communication and relationship-building skills.
The role will be well supported by the IT Managers in the department and BTF, by the School of Biological Sciences Head of IT, and by colleagues in similar roles in other university departments. A wide range of training and professional career development opportunities are also available. If you have the technical skills to help with the delivery of a resilient IT service for the department, and the personality and drive to contribute to an outstanding support culture, please do apply - we'll be delighted to hear from you.
This role is based within the Department of Genetics, and full-time, on-site presence is expected
Group Leader Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme
The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge invites expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent research group.
Successful candidates will be of the highest calibre, with an exceptional track record for their career stage and the potential to submit competitive fellowship applications. The department will assist with the development of your fellowship application and practice for interviews. If successful, we have a programme of support to establish your independence as an academic researcher, including setting up your lab and recruiting personnel, as well as mentoring and training to help you develop your career. You will also be supported by the Cambridge Biological Sciences Research Fellowships Framework (www.bio.cam.ac.uk/research/research-fellowships) and peer-to-peer mentoring through the early PI network (www.bio.cam.ac.uk/biological-sciences-early-pi-network). You will have group leader status equivalent to tenured staff, playing a full role in running the department and will be given opportunities to gain experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
The Department of Genetics provides a world class, highly interactive and supportive research environment within the School of Biological Sciences at Cambridge. Research Themes (www.bio.cam.ac.uk/research/research-themes) span the School, providing opportunities to network across disciplines and Departments. The department is diverse, covering a wide range of topics in fundamental genetics and the application of genetic approaches across the biological and biomedical sciences. We are interested in candidates across this range whose research would benefit from and enhance our research environment. Target fellowships include NERC Independent Fellowship, ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants, Wellcome Trust Career Development Award, Royal Society University Research Fellowship, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, Branco-Weiss Research Fellowship, MRC Career Development Awards and BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship.
We will support our fellows to develop into strong candidates for Principal Investigator positions in the department or elsewhere. In line with this ethos, we have an excellent record of our past departmental fellows progressing to permanent positions in the University and other institutions.
As a department we are committed to a working culture that celebrates and promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We therefore encourage expressions of interest from women, people with disabilities, and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as they are underrepresented at senior levels in our university. The opportunity is open to candidates from within the UK and internationally.
Further Details
The Department runs an open and competitive selection process to select the best candidates it will sponsor for fellowship applications. The deadline for applications is rolling, however please keep in mind the time needed to review your application ahead of each fellowship deadline. To initiate this, please send a CV, a 1-page outline of your future research plans, the names of two referees and a cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the Department, to Sam Laister HRadm@gen.cam.ac.uk.
In your CV, please identify your three most significant papers and provide a brief statement about their contribution. We appreciate explanatory text to provide context and highlight the importance of selected outputs as in narrative CVs. As signatories of DORA (https://sfdora.org/) we do not use journal titles or Impact Factors to assess research quality and candidates should not include uncontextualised citation counts or other metrics such as h-index in their applications.
If you would like to informally discuss this opportunity, please contact our Head of Department, Professor Steve Russell sr120@cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference PC44210 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to invite applications for four new Grade 10 or Grade 11 (depending on experience) Professorship positions, available from October 2025:
- Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
- Associate Professor / Professor of Infection and/or Immunity
- Associate Professor / Professor of Developmental Plasticity and Robustness
- Associate Professor / Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The posts align with School's research strategy to foster innovative research across disciplinary boundaries.
The focus of the Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics will be to build a world-leading research programme, deliver excellent teaching, and to positively engage with academic leadership both in the home Department(s) and across the School of Biological Sciences.
Applications are welcomed from all areas of evolutionary genomics, with areas of particular interest including the reticulate nature of species relationships resulting from introgression or horizontal gene transfer, environmental genomics, and new perspectives on how extant and historic ecological and environmental interactions influence genome evolution. Development of novel sequencing technologies, or expertise in the implementation and development of mathematical and computational methods, which could include AI or ML approaches, to drive advances in evolutionary genomics are equally of interest. We will support the successful candidate to develop a scientific programme that complements and reinforces the existing portfolio in this important research area. The post holder will build strategic strength across the Functional and Evolutionary Genomics Theme, as well as connections with colleagues in the Organisms, Evolution and Planetary Resilience Theme.
Academic responsibilities associated with this role will include delivering undergraduate and postgraduate lectures, practical classes and small group supervisions, engaging with the Research Theme initiatives, and positively contributing to the inclusive and collaborative ethos of the School. Mentoring and professional development of staff and students is expected as part of our inclusive and supportive community.
The departmental home for this exciting new position will be collaboratively discussed with the candidate to ensure best strategic fit based on expertise and research direction.
We particularly welcome applications from women, candidates who identify as Black or Asian and those who consider themselves to be racialized minorities, as they are currently under-represented at this level in the School of Biological Sciences. We offer mentoring and access to inclusion networks to support and empower individuals and enable an inclusive research culture.