The University of Manchester

Research Associates in Photo-Biocatalysis

📍 Location
manchester, on
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 17, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking motivated and collaborative individuals to join our team as Research Associates in Photo‑Biocatalysis . These roles offer an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major interdisciplinary research programme within the Department of Chemistry and the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) . You will work in a dynamic and inclusive research environment as part of the £4M BBSRC‑funded Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) programme , Generalised Photocatalysis by Enzymes (GENPENZ) .

Two full‑time, fixed‑term postdoctoral positions are available for 12 months . The posts are based in Manchester and form part of a multi‑centre collaboration with the Universities of Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh .

Responsibilities

  • Driving the mechanistic and structural analysis of engineered photo‑biocatalysts
  • Producing, purifying and characterising enzyme variants and designed proteins

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