Research Associate - Engineered Antiviral Resilience
Posting Start Date: 22/05/2026
Closing Date: 19/06/2026
Salary per annum: £38,784 - £47,389

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Research Associate to join a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Sheffield. This position is part of a high‑impact, international collaboration aimed at developing a pan‑viral prophylactic therapy against respiratory viral infections. The project is funded by an Advanced Research + Invention Agency and seeks to prime broader antiviral immunity within the nasal epithelium to create a durable, broad‑spectrum intervention.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Design and conduct laboratory experiments to meet project aims, including establishing Air‑Liquid Interface respiratory cultures using primary human nasal epithelial cells, performing controlled viral infection studies with Influenza virus, RSV, Rhinovirus and SARS...