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All vacancies within Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
There are currently 4 vacancies within Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences:
| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Technician | June 11, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum |
| Margaret Ogilvie's Professor of Ophthalmology | June 16, 2025, noon | not specified |
| Senior Research Grants Officer | June 25, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 6: £34,982 – £40,855 per annum A less experienced candidate may be appointed at Grade 5 (£31,459 – £ 36,616 per annum), with a commensurate adjustment in either the essential criteria, responsibilities or duties |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Neuroscience | Sept. 1, 2025, noon | Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum A less experienced candidate may be appointed at Research Grade 6 (£34,982 – £40,855 per annum), with a commensurate adjustment in either the essential criteria, responsibilities or duties. |
Laboratory Technician
Closes: June 11, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
<div> <p></p><div>The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) has an international reputation for research excellence. NDCN is based in high quality research and clinical facilities in the West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The Inflammatory Neuropathy Research Group, led by A/Prof Simon Rinaldi, is part of the wider neural injury group (led by Profs Bennett, Schmid, A/Prof Dawes, and Dr Alex Davies), and has close links with the Autoimmune Neurology Diagnostic Lab, led by A/Prof Patrick Waters. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The inflammatory neuropathies are paralysing conditions with potentially devastating consequences, yet their pathology is poorly understood. The Rinaldi laboratory has pioneered the use of myelinating co-cultures, based on human pluripotent stem cell derived neurons, to study these disorders. We have also started to investigate their underlying immunology and have secured major new funding from the MRC for a project entitled “Shaping a new classification and treatment era for the inflammatory neuropathies through precision immunophenotyping.” The group also has an interest in antibody discovery and in developing fluid biomarkers of peripheral nerve injury. The diagnostic lab runs an antibody testing service with an international reach to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of both central and peripheral nervous system autoimmune diseases, receiving 100s of samples per week for clinical testing. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be an experienced member of the team, providing technical and administrative support, to ensure the smooth running of the inflammatory neuropathy and the autoimmune neurology diagnostic laboratories. Your duties will include processing and cataloguing patient-derived samples, maintaining cell cultures (including of IPSC-derived neurons and primary immune cells), running immunoassays, and maintaining a database and other records. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day to day running of the laboratory and for providing support to less experienced team members. You will act as a key link between the inflammatory neuropathy research group and the autoimmune neurology diagnostic laboratory. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will have been educated to at least A-level or equivalent qualification in science and will have prior experience of working in a laboratory environment, with an ability to organise your own workload and take initiative when appropriate. Prior experience of cell-culture, protein production, and sample processing is desirable. Training will be provided for all required duties and procedures. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>For further details about the Inflammatory Neuropathy Research Group please see - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://">https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/simon-rinaldi</a></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Informal enquiries to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://">simon.rinaldi@ndcn.ox.ac.uk</a> are welcome. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please see the below 'Job Description' for further details on the responsibilities and selection criteria, as well as further information about the university and how to apply.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The post is part time (0.8 FTE) for a fixed term of 4 years in the first instance.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Wednesday 11th June will be considered.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter. </strong></div><br> <div> </div> </div>Margaret Ogilvie's Professor of Ophthalmology
Closes: June 16, 2025, noon; salary: not specified
<div> <p></p><div>The University of Oxford is one of the leading centres internationally for research in Visual Science. Since 2008, the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology has been fully integrated as a constituent Division of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), providing unparalleled opportunities for research and collaboration within a large, multidisciplinary Department that builds on a long history of research in neurology, brain imaging, eye disorders, and anaesthetics in Oxford. NDCN scientists have made major contributions to our understanding of how the brain works and to the development of life changing treatments, including gene therapy for inherited eye disorders.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The Margaret Ogilvie Professor of Ophthalmology will provide academic leadership as Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and will further develop, expand, and diversify Oxford’s portfolio of internationally competitive research in Ophthalmology/Visual Science. The Chair will develop and lead their own programme of high-quality research, underpinned by significant external research funding. Given the Department’s existing strengths in Retinal Dystrophies, candidates with research interests and expertise in non-retinal fields – including Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Oncology, Glaucoma, Inflammatory Eye Disease, and others – are strongly encouraged. They will also be expected to undertake clinical duties (where relevant), and to engage in strengthening research links between the NHS and the University, fostering the best basic and clinical translational research. As a member of NDCN’s senior leadership team, the appointee will contribute to the broader leadership of the Department and the delivery of its research mission. As a Fellow of Linacre College, they will contribute to the leadership of the College as a member of its Governing Body.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You should demonstrate an outstanding track record of research achievement in Ophthalmic/Visual Science and have a clear vision for the future of the discipline. You will also possess strong leadership and communication skills to foster an environment and research culture in which others can build careers and flourish, together with proven success supervising others at post-graduate level. You will have the credibility and connections to build national and international collaborative networks.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This post is available as a clinical academic position. If appointed you must be medically qualified with the appropriate Fellowship of Royal College of Ophthalmology or equivalent, with CSST or equivalent, and will be an active clinician at NHS consultant/honorary consultant level. The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Linacre College embrace diversity and inclusion in their recruitment campaigns, and would welcome applications from candidates currently underrepresented in senior roles in the University, particularly women, candidates of colour and disabled candidates.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The University has engaged McLean Partnership to support this recruitment. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Graham Little (<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:grahamlittle@mcleanpartnership.com">grahamlittle@mcleanpartnership.com</a>). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision. The closing date for applications is <strong>12 noon GMT on Monday 16 June 2025</strong>. Applications should be submitted via email to <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:grahamlittle@mcleanpartnership.com">grahamlittle@mcleanpartnership.com</a> and should consist of a CV and supporting statement.</div> </div>Senior Research Grants Officer
Closes: June 25, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 6: £34,982 – £40,855 per annum A less experienced candidate may be appointed at Grade 5 (£31,459 – £ 36,616 per annum), with a commensurate adjustment in either the essential criteria, responsibilities or duties
<div> <p></p><div>We are looking for a <strong>Senior Research Grants Officer</strong> to join the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN). As part of the Department’s busy research grants team you will support researchers with their applications to external organisations for research funding and with the setup and management of successful awards. You will provide a high-quality service reviewing the criteria for applications, assisting with costing and pricing for applications using X5, the University’s costing and pricing software, and advise on non-scientific matters for applications ensuring compliance with University and funder requirements on submission.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will support Principal Investigators with the management of awarded projects. You will work with colleagues in the professional support team, NDCN researchers and contacts across and outside the University to monitor the progress and of NDCN’s large volume of research projects throughout their lifetime to closure (currently the portfolio is over £100M). You will use reports from Oracle and X5, combined with discussions with NDCN researchers and administrative colleagues to gather and assess information on projects in order to ensure that they are run in an effective and compliant manner.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be a primary point of contact for queries from Principal Investigators and research staff, regularly attending meetings to communicate key information or to answer questions from researchers, directing queries or relaying information to relevant administrative contacts, and escalating issues to the Research Grants Manager for further advice or guidance.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Training will be provided to enable you to develop and succeed in the role.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>It is essential that the post holder is educated to degree level or equivalent relevant work experience. It is desirable that the post holder has a degree in a relevant scientific area, with experience of academic or general administration within a Higher Education or related environment.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>There is the potential for hybrid working.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please see the below 'Job Description' for further details on the responsibilities and selection criteria, as well as further information about the university and how to apply.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>This post is full time and permanent. </strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The role is Grade 6, but a less experienced candidate may be appointed at Grade 5 with commensurate adjustments.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Only applications received before midday 12:00 on Wednesday 25th June 2025 will be considered. </strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.</strong></div> </div>Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Neuroscience
Closes: Sept. 1, 2025, noon; salary: Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum A less experienced candidate may be appointed at Research Grade 6 (£34,982 – £40,855 per annum), with a commensurate adjustment in either the essential criteria, responsibilities or duties.
<div> <p></p><div>The post holder will develop computational models of learning processes in cortical networks. The research will employ mathematical modelling and computer simulation to identify synaptic plasticity rules which enable effective learning in large and deep networks and is consistent with biological data on learning in the cortex. In particular, the research will focus on evaluating and extending a theory proposed by Urbanczik & Senn (2014, Neuron) suggesting that plasticity is driven by prediction errors generated within neurons when the activity in dendrites does not match the activity in the soma.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post holder will work as a part of an interdisciplinary team including experimental neuroscientists studying learning in brain networks in Oxford, as well as other theoretical neuroscientists modelling learning processes in Oxford and Imperial College London. The post holder will also be a member of a research group of Professor Rafal Bogacz, and based in the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit, which includes an interdisciplinary community of neurobiologists, engineers and computational scientists.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please see the below 'Job Description' for further details on the responsibilities and selection criteria, as well as further information about the university and how to apply.</div><br> <div> <br> <br> </div><br> <div><strong>The post is full time for a fixed term of 2 years in the first instance, with an initial probationary period, to start on or after 1st October 2025, with latest end date 30th September 2028.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday 1st September 2025 will be considered. </strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter. </strong></div> </div>