Senior Researcher (maternity cover)

Contract: 12-month maternity cover contract (starts September 2026). Secondments considered.

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week).

Location: London (Farringdon), with option to work from home for part of the week

We are on a mission to place ethics at the centre of decisions regarding biomedicine and health so that we all benefit. In this new role, your main focus will be working across our 'Mind and Brain' priority area, but you may also be expected to work on other projects and policy areas as necessary, particularly any complex or time-sensitive research and policy projects associated with NCOB's priority areas.

You will act as an expert on your portfolio within the NCOB and be responsible for elements of project-specific publications (including conception, drafting and delivery) alongside significant stakeholder management, outreach and coordination. This will include working with communications and public affairs colleagues to deploy communications strategies and creating different forms of content, seeing outputs through from inception to publication and evaluation.

As an experienced researcher and/or policy professional, you will also be expected to contribute to and support the development and implementation of NCOB's wider strategic priorities or positions, and manage the work of researchers, external collaborators, and consultants, as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate who is able to use their project management skills and policy/research experience in a leading role in the high-profile area of bioethics, supporting our ambitious policy-influencing agenda.

To find out more and to apply for this role, go here .

Closing date for applications: 9.30am (BST), Wednesday 1 July 2026.