Group Leader (Microbiome Collaborative Research)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Norwich
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Science & Research
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

PhD Research leadership Research programme development Grant writing Collaborative research Microbiome research Gut microbes and health Project management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Group Leader (Microbiome Collaborative Research)

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] (QIB)

Location: Norwich, UK

Salary: Competitive

Type: Part-time (18.5 hours/week), Fixed-term until 31 March 2023

Closing Date: 14 October 2020

Role Overview

Applications are invited for a Group Leader to join the Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme (GMH-ISP) at [Employer hidden] (QIB), based in Norwich, UK to develop a high quality research programme focused on healthy ageing and gut disease.

The Role

We have a vacancy for a senior Group Leader role based within the QIB Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme to deliver scientific excellence and social and economic impact in microbiome research with a focus on enhancing QIB's microbiome research by establishing collaborative projects with other complementary national and international research institutions that involve members of the GMH-ISP. The position comes with research and administrative support. Tenure is available for senior appointees. We offer an exciting and innovative research environment within QI and the Norwich Research Park, competitive salaries (depending on qualifications and experience) and a great place to live.

The Ideal Candidate

Group Leaders will have a PhD, significant experience of leading and developing a successful research programme and research teams in the areas covered by this position, be able to demonstrate a strong publication record in their field of research and have experience of securing a research funding portfolio. For this post, candidates should have significant experience of developing and managing collaborative, multi-centre projects.

Additional Information

This is a part-time post of 18.5 hours per week and is initially for a contract up to 31st March 2023. All applicants should include a CV, covering letter and a one page description of the research programme they would undertake if appointed, that covers the period up until the end of the current ISP Grant (31/03/23), providing details of the aims, objectives, approach, strategic relevance and impact.

How to Apply

Further information and details of how to apply can be found at https://jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?vacancyID=15714 or contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1003946. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About Quadram Institute

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between [Employer hidden], the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe's largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

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