Research Associate in Chemical Biology

# Research Associate in Chemical Biology Job reference: SAE-032677 Salary: £38,448 - £46,970 per annum depending on experience Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering Employment type: Fixed Term Division/Team: Department of Chemistry Hours Per Week: 1 FTE Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 09/11/2026 Contract Duration: 14 months School/Directorate: School of Natural SciencesThis PDRA position will be based in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) under the supervision of Dr Yi Jin, Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellow.The candidate will conduct research in the laboratories and manage the Jin group. They will lead the design, development and implementation of the experiments to study a bacterial pathway called sulfoglycolysis, as well as plasmid design and cloning, enzyme production and purification, and BSL2 organism handling. Whilst a number of aspects of this project have been established and implemented in the group, an essential part of this role will be to communicate and further develop the project with other group members and collaborators. This post will be last part of 6-year long project and bring a conclusion by publishing the impactful results in high-impact journals. About the Team MIB is a cross-disciplinary research centre that brings together more than 400 researchers with expertise and skills supporting industrial, environmental and clinical biotechnology, including chemistry; chemical biology; engineering biology; biochemical-engineering; materials science; synthetic biology; advanced analytics and computer science. The Jin group is located in Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), currently consisted of 7 PhD students. Her group has expertise in fluorine chemistry, structural biology and mechanistic enzymology enables her to drive transformative research into the enzymes and pathways involved in bacterial persistence and antibiotic resistance. This role is funded by the Wellcome Trust Fellowship, involving working in both MIB and Michael Smith Building.(Grades 6-9)Our benefits include: Generous employer contribution pension 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure Ride to work and EV car scheme availableFor more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy. Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews Name: Yi JinEmail Address: General enquiries and administrative support Technical and job portal support knowledge.jobtrain.co.uk Applications close at midnight on the closing date. £38,448 to £46,970 per annum depending on experienceView full listing on jobs.ac.ukThe University of ManchesterDepartment of Chemistryjobs.ac.ukPosition DetailsPosition TypeJobSalaryGBP 38,448 to 46,970 per annumContract TypeFixed-Term/ContractHoursFull TimePost DurationOct 30, 2026 - Nov 9, 2026Academic FieldDepartment of ChemistryLocationManchester, United KingdomWorkplace TypehybridLanguage RequirementsEnglish