Associate Researcher

University of East Anglia; Norwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK university is seeking a Research Associate to join the Cancer Genetics team focusing on prostate cancer research. You will analyze data, collect samples, and contribute to advancements in cancer diagnostics. Ideal candidates should possess strong laboratory and analytical skills. This full-time role offers a starting salary of £31,236, promoting flexible working patterns and numerous benefits including significant annual leave and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

44 days annual leave

Family and Work-life balance policies

Generous pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing benefits

Campus Facilities

Exclusive shopping discounts

Personal Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have excellent laboratory skills and previous research experience is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills to process and interpret complex data.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a proactive team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to identify prostate cancer subtypes from urine samples.
• Analyze and interpret data generated from research.
• Write up results and present research progress.

Skills

Excellent laboratory skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to analyze and interpret data

Proactive and results driven

Education

Graduate level qualification or equivalent

Job description

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Norwich Medical School

Department of Metabolic Health

Research Associate

Ref: RA2352

Starting salary from £31,236 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £37,694 per annum

Are you a lab-based molecular scientist who wants to conduct research that could have benefit for patients?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Associate to join the Cancer Genetics team on the Prostate Cancer UK funded project “Identifying patients with aggressive prostate cancer by detecting molecular subtypes in urine”. This project aims to identify known and novel prostate cancer subtypes from the extracellular vesicle fraction of urine and to use them to develop tests for advanced disease and improve our understanding of cancer progression.

As a Research Associate you will contribute to the research programme, analyse and interpret data, write up results and present information on research progress and outcomes. You will collect and process samples to generate a transcriptome data from 350 urine samples and matched biopsy samples from men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer to create a unique paired dataset.

You will have a graduate level qualification, equivalent qualification or experience and be able to work in a proactive and results driven manner in a high paced environment. You will have excellent laboratory skills. You will also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to analyse and interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Advanced skills directly relating to this research area and previous research experience would be advantageous.

This full-time post is available from 1 February 2026 on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, and compressed working hours. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Benefits include:

• 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Closing date: 5 November 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.