Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biological Mass Spectrometry

University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biological Mass Spectrometry to characterise (crosslinked) proteins and lipids as part of a Wellcome Trust-funded collaboration. You will guide junior group members, manage research activities to meet deadlines, test hypotheses, analyze data, and contribute to reports and journal articles.

The role involves representing the group at external meetings and seminars.

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in Chemistry, Physics or similar; near completion acceptable.
• Experience with instrumentation for manipulation of ions and vacuum systems.
• Knowledge of ion optics and mass spectrometry; experience with several mass spectrometer types and fragmentation approaches.
• Knowledge of complementary structural and biophysical methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to junior group members (postdocs, research assistants, technicians, PhD students).
• Manage research and administrative activities to coordinate multiple aspects and meet deadlines.
• Use existing and new techniques, test hypotheses and analyse data; contribute to reports and journal articles.
• Represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, with or without other group members.

Skills

Ion manipulation

Vacuum systems

Ion optics

Mass spectrometry expertise

Biophysical methods

Education

PhD/DPhil in Chemistry or Physics or related

Tools

Mass spectrometers

Analytical instrumentation

Bioinformatics

Job description

Jobs in Structural Biology and Related Fields

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biological Mass Spectrometry

University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Location: Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT

Associate Professor Shabaz Mohammed's group in the Department of Pharmacology are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to carry out research into characterising (crosslinked) proteins and lipids as part of a Wellcome Trust-funded collaborative grant.

The role:

You will be expected to provide guidance to less experienced members of the research group, including postdocs, research assistants, technicians, and PhD and project students. You will manage your academic research and administrative activities, including project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You will use existing and new scientific techniques, test hypotheses and analyse scientific data, contribute ideas for new research projects, collaborate in the preparation of scientific reports and journal articles and represent the research group at external meetings/seminars, either with other members of the group or alone.

Applicant Requirements:

You must hold a relevant PhD/DPhil in Chemistry, Physics or a similar degree (or be close to completion), together with relevant experience. You must be able to demonstrate experience with instrumentation for the manipulation of ions and working with vacuum systems, plus knowledge of ion optics. Practical experience with several mass spectrometer types and with common fragmentation approaches utilised in the field of mass spectrometry is essential, as is knowledge of complementary structural and biophysical methods.

It would be an advantage if you can demonstrate the ability to carry out analytical procedures that are applied for proteome characterisation to a high degree of precision, analysis of quantitative proteomic data with a degree of statistical rigour and proficiency in handling large datasets including bioinformatics and biostatistics.

The post is fixed-term for 2 years, funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 27 November 2026.