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Optimisation Engineer Location: Oxfordshire Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum Job Type: Full-time, Permanent I'm working with an exciting Food Manufacturing business that is looking for an experienced Optimisation Engineer to join their Operations team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who enjoys being hands‑on, data‑driven and focused on making a measurable difference across manufacturing performance. You will play a key role in improving efficiency, reliability, quality and cost, using continuous improvement and engineering principles to reduce waste and downtime while increasing throughput and capacity. • Analyse production data including OEE, downtime, yield, waste and energy consumption to identify improvement opportunities., • Lead and support Continuous Improvement / Lean / Six Sigma initiatives., • Optimise manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, capacity and cost., • Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and reduce breakdowns., • Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement sustainable corrective actions., • Support commissioning, validation and optimisation of new equipment and process changes., • Lead or support CI projects from concept through to implementation and validation., • Act as a Pillar Lead for Autonomous Maintenance and Progressive Maintenance., • Play a key role in a major capacity expansion project, including the evaluation of in-line freezing., • Develop SOPs, best-practice processes and training for operators and engineers., • Lead projects focused on automation, energy reduction and delivering strong ROI., • Track and report improvements, savings and project performance., • Work collaboratively across Production, Quality, Technical, Engineering and Supply Chain. You'll ideally have: • A degree or equivalent experience in Engineering – Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical or similar., • Minimum 2 years' experience within Food or FMCG Manufacturing., • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment., • Experience working with OEE, SPC and manufacturing performance data., • Experience using CAD packages., • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodologies., • Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills., • The ability to influence and engage shop-floor teams., • Six Sigma Green Belt or higher., • Advanced Excel / Power BI experience., • Experience in temperature-controlled food manufacturing., • Automation, PLC or process control experience., • Knowledge of BRC, HACCP or ISO 22000., • Previous project management experience. This is an opportunity to join a fast-moving Food Manufacturing environment where you can have a genuine impact on manufacturing performance. You'll be working on significant improvement and capacity projects, including high-ROI automation and energy reduction initiatives, while helping to build a stronger culture of operational excellence. If you're a proactive engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving processes and seeing the results of your work on the shop floor, this could be an excellent next career move. Salary: Up to £45,000 + benefits #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute: Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose‑made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state‑of‑the‑art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT’s Humane Endeavours. The Zuercher Lab We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Zuercher Lab at GBI. The Zuercher Lab, led by Principal Investigator Jerome Zuercher, focuses on two interconnected areas, with many projects involving aspects of both topics (Genome synthesis and Genetic Isolation). Genetic Isolation A direct consequence of the universality of the genetic code is the possibility for genetic information to be transferred between evolutionarily distant species. Such horizontal transfer of genetic information (as opposed to vertical genetic transfer, where information is passed on from an organism to its progeny) is common in nature and has shaped evolution over billions of years. In the context of genetic engineering, however, this type of genetic spillover is highly concerning. Prevention of interference of artificial genetic information with natural biology is critical to allow biotechnological progress to be both safe and ambitious. Furthermore, biotechnology will play a central role in addressing pressing challenges in food security, pharmaceutical development, sustainable fuel sources, and efficient carbon fixation. Thus, essential parts of the economy will increasingly rely on bioproduction facilities harbouring tailor‑made microbes. It is therefore critical that such facilities are extremely reliable. However, due to the universality of the genetic code, engineered organisms are just as susceptible to viral invasion as natural organisms. In fact, a single viral particle that finds its way into a bioproduction facility can force its operational shutdown. Altering the genetic code of a cell provides an opportunity to render natural and synthetic genetic information incompatible. This breakthrough offers a means to protect the environment from genetically engineered organisms and, vice versa, engineered organisms critical for bioproduction from viral invasion. Through concerted efforts in genome recoding and translational engineering, it was possible to create the first organism with a synthetic genetic code. Since this organism “speaks a different language” than organisms found in nature, it is genetically isolated; it can neither give nor receive genetic information from the environment. The lab continues the development of altered genetic codes to increase the safety of biotechnology and aims to rewrite even the most complex biological systems in alternative synthetic genetic codes. Genome synthesis Our ability to write DNA has recently expanded to the genomic scale. The possibility of defining every single base in the genome of a cell enables manipulation of the most fundamental cellular properties, such as the genetic code. However, current genome synthesis methods are slow, narrow in scope, and limited in scale. To date, the genomes of only two bacteria have been successfully synthesized. This project aims to develop methodologies to make the synthesis of model organism genomes (i.e. E. coli) more rapid and enable the synthesis of the genomes of non‑model bacteria to broaden the scope of genome synthesis. The ability to routinely synthesize the genomes of a diverse set of organisms will not only allow reprogramming of the genetic code but also facilitate testing of generative genome designs. Ultimately, the combination of microbial genome synthesis and artificial intelligence will enable biological design at the organism scale with implications in bioproduction, human health, agriculture, and beyond. Learn more at jzlab.bio How to Apply Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. In your cover letter, please clearly explain your fit, interest, and relevant experience for joining the group. All applications must be submitted exclusively through the EIT job portal. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, prior to submitting an application, please contact Jerome Zuercher at . Due to the volume of applications, the review and decision process may take 3–6 months. Key Responsibilities: • Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications., • Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals., • Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions., • Prepare and publish high‑quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols., • Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings., • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners to advance complementary workstreams., • Build and maintain research infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and cutting‑edge technologies., • Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants., • Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities in alignment with EIT’s mission., • Identify and pursue opportunities for intellectual property generation and protection., • Ensure research activities comply with EIT’s policies, legal requirements, and best scientific practice. This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. Essential and Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: • Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, computational biology and AI, microbial, plant and human cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, and nucleic acids chemistry)., • Track record of delivering ambitious research projects to a high standard., • Strong track record in research, ideally in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields., • Skilled in data analysis and interpretation; experience with genomic analysis, automation, or computational tools desirable., • Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problems., • Experience publishing in high‑impact journals and presenting at international conferences., • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects., • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams., • Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally., • Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth research environment. Our Benefits: • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life AssuranceIncome Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme Working Together – What It Involves: • You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We are open to sponsoring employment visas for this role; however sponsorship is not available for all visa types or in all circumstances. Eligibility will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis., • You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)., • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme., • Our Postdoc roles are set up as 4 year fixed term contracts #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. GBI will have sustained and substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its ground-breaking vision for engineering biology. GBI researchers will also be supported by cutting-edge technology hubs including mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, sequencing, automation, imaging, and bioprocessing. GBI will also have access to substantial compute resources that can be leveraged to further accelerate progress, including scientific compute, bioinformatics, and machine learning. The environment at GBI will allow researchers to undertake ambitious, long-term, collaborative research, and we will actively support the translation of research to commercial applications, where appropriate. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose-made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state-of-the-art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavors. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail orientated Bio-ML Scientist to develop AI and machine learning systems that drive GBI's scientific aims, working alongside researchers and technical staff to address key questions in biological design and discovery. The post-holder will work with multiple data modalities with a focus on biological system modelling and optimisation. This is an exceptional opportunity to join GBI's Technology Hub on ML Engineering, a fast-growing team at the forefront of AI/ML and synthetic biology with access to exceptional facilities and expertise. We are looking for a colleague who thrives in a team and cares deeply about biological questions, hypotheses, and a biology-centric approach to AI/ML engineering. The role requires expertise in machine learning applied to biological design or discovery, and prior exposure to collaboration with wet lab scientists. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in combining AI/ML and genome-scale metabolic models. Our team ethos is based on mutual learning, strong peer-to-peer support, and a deep sense of scientific curiosity and ambition. • Research, design and build AI and machine learning systems to address GBI's research challenges in synthetic biology, genome design, and molecular evolution., • Lead and contribute to collaborative projects with other MLEng team members, GBI researchers and staff, relevant colleagues across EIT, and external collaborators., • Work closely with GBI scientists in co-creation of research projects and development of fit-for-purpose computational solutions., • Provide expert computational biology knowhow to GBI researchers and scope novel avenues of research., • Interact with the Bioinformatics and Scientific Compute platform teams to support the development of GBI data flows and MLOps., • Ensure compliance with best practices in ML engineering, including robust and reproducible training pipelines, as well as versioning and documentation of data, models, and code., • Keep abreast of progress in AIxBio and make use of strategic learning opportunities., • Lead and contribute to research publications in prestigious venues., • Organise and prioritise work, operating at the highest standard in the face of multiple competing deadlines., • PhD degree in a suitable field including, but not limited to, molecular biology, biochemistry, mathematics, computer science, computational biology, engineering, or related discipline., • Experience in building machine learning models for biological design or discovery tasks, involving processing, visualizing, and analysing various data modalities., • Ability to abstract high-level biological questions and translate them into actionable computational tasks, evidenced by previous achievements in a comparable industry role, or a promising publication record in scientific journals and technical conferences., • Ability to learn quickly and dive into a range of problem spaces and computational methods., • Ability to work and communicate with and within diverse and multidisciplinary teams., • Fluency in one or more scientific programming languages (Python, R, Julia, etc.) with experience in best practices in machine learning, including documentation., • Excellent written and oral communication skills for diverse audiences, including colleagues without a computational background., • Excellent time management skills across competing tasks requiring rapid context switching., • Two years of industry or postdoctoral experience in similar roles., • Proven experience with integration of machine learning methods with genome-scale metabolic models., • Travel Allowance, • Bonus, • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)., • Hybrid working model #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Scientist or Senior Scientist in Plant Cell Screening and Photosynthesis Engineering to join its pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The successful candidate will lead the development of an innovative plant cell-based screening platform for evaluating carbon fixation. Once established, the platform will be used to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes and assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis. The most promising enzyme variants and pathway designs will be advanced into whole plants to support the development of high-performance crop varieties with enhanced photosynthetic capacity. The scientist will be expected to contribute to IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real-world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. • Lead the development of a plant cell-based screening platform to assess carbon fixation and other physiological responses in suspension cultures, • Develop and apply quantitative methods to measure carbon fixation rates in plant cell suspensions, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to Identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis, • Lead genetic engineering experiments in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockouts, gene insertions, and CRISPR-based genome editing, • Apply iterative design-build-test-learn cycles to develop and refine engineering strategies, • Advance promising enzyme variants and pathway designs into whole plants for functional validation, • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes, • Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments, • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to discussions on developments within the field, • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate, • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours, • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery, • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice, • PhD in Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline, • Strong research background with expertise in one or more areas relevant to the role. Indicative examples include:, • Demonstrated experience developing or applying cell-based methods to measure carbon fixation, photosynthetic activity and/or metabolic performance, • Demonstrated experience in engineering photosynthesis or carbon fixation, • Demonstrated experience in plant metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering or synthetic biology, • Demonstrated experience designing, generating or screening enzyme variant libraries, • Demonstrated experience with transient and stable genetic engineering in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockout, gene insertion, and CRISPR-based genome editing, • Experience using bioreactor and microculture platforms for plant cell cultivation, physiological monitoring and experimental workflows, • Experience with plant gas-exchange analysis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in plant cells or tissues, • Knowledge of enzyme biochemistry, assembly and regulation, • Experience generating and preparing biological samples for transcriptomic, metabolomic and proteomic analyses, • Experience with laboratory automation, robotics and high-throughput experimental workflows, • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

Led by a world-class faculty of scientists, technologists, policy makers, economists and entrepreneurs, the Ellison Institute of Technology aims to develop and deploy commercially sustainable solutions to solve some of humanity’s most enduring challenges. Our work is guided by four Humane Endeavours: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2 and Artificial Intelligence & Robotics. Set for completion in 2027, the EIT Campus in Littlemore will include more than 300,000 sq ft of research laboratories, educational and gathering spaces. Fuelled by growing ambition and the strength of Oxford’s science ecosystem, EIT is now expanding its footprint to a 2 million sq ft Campus across the western part of The Oxford Science Park. Designed by Foster + Partners led by Lord Norman Foster, this will become a transformative workplace for up to 7,000 people, with autonomous laboratories, purpose-built laboratories including a plant sciences building and dynamic spaces to spark interdisciplinary collaboration. The vision for the Institute of Materials & Devices for Life Sciences (MDLS) at the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) is to advance human health by scaling interdisciplinary science at the interface of chemistry, biology and engineering. Led by Professor Hagan Bayley, it will house more than 100 researchers engaging in three interrelated endeavors; Nanopore Sensing and Sequencing, 3D Tissue Construction, and Device Engineering. The MDLS Institute will expand nanopore science to detect a wider range of biological molecules, including volatiles in human breath. While in parallel, pioneering novel methods that integrate synthetic and living tissues into structures for organ repair. All the research will be underpinned by the development of new devices capable of serving as powerful tools in clinical settings. EIT Oxford fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience, valuing diverse expertise to drive sustainable solutions to humanity’s enduring challenges. We are seeking ambitious and creative Postdoctoral Research Scientists to join the Materials & Devices for Life Sciences (MDLS) Institute at EIT Oxford. Our research focuses on developing nanopore technologies and powerful new devices to transform clinical and personal diagnostics, and the scalable development of personalised therapeutics through the exploration of both synthetic tissue‑like materials and living tissues prepared by 3D printing. MDLS brings together molecular sciences, nanotechnology, and bioengineering to create transformative materials and tools for the biomedical sciences. We are recruiting Postdoctoral Research Scientists to advance these efforts across a broad range of areas, including: • Nanopore technologies for small‑molecule diagnostics, • Single‑molecule technologies for biopolymer analysis, • Programmable membrane proteins for nanoscale transport and sensing, • Precision biomolecule processing for single‑molecule technologies, • 3D tissue engineering with stem cells, • Synthetic and hybrid tissue engineering, • Versatile nanopore devices for sensing, sequencing, and beyond, • Devices for advanced tissue engineering As a Postdoctoral Research Scientist, you will design and conduct experiments addressing fundamental technological challenges, lead the development and refinement of emerging technologies, contribute to impactful scientific publications, and actively support the mentorship of junior researchers. Working at the intersection of chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering, you will play an integral role in shaping MDLS’s evolving vision to redefine the possibilities of biotechnology. MDLS offers a dynamic, collaborative, and well‑resourced environment, with access to advanced instrumentation, fabrication facilities, and an ecosystem of allied institutes working at the interface of technology and life sciences. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a research programme that is technique‑agnostic, impact‑driven, and unafraid to push boundaries. We welcome candidates with a PhD in a relevant discipline and a strong record of research excellence. Enthusiasm for cross‑disciplinary research, curiosity‑driven problem solving, and the ambition to translate discoveries into real‑world applications are key. • Completion of a PhD within a relevant field (e.g., chemical biology, organic chemistry, synthetic biology, computational chemistry or biology, materials science, human cell biology, physiology and pathology, biophysics, device engineering, biomedical engineering, nanoscience)., • Proven record of research achievements, including publications in high‑impact journals and presentations at international conferences., • Skill in data analysis and interpretation, with experience in one or more of the following areas desirable: single‑molecule techniques, protein engineering, bioorganic chemistry, stem cell and tissue culture, microfluidics, device design and fabrication, or computational modelling and analysis., • Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problems., • Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify and resolve challenging technical issues., • Broad understanding of current developments in relevant fields and the ability to identify promising directions for future research and technology development., • Innovative thinking with a proactive approach to problem‑solving and scientific discovery., • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects., • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience of collaboration in multidisciplinary teams., • Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally., • Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth research environment., • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electrical Car Scheme At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact! • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford., • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas for lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Welcome to the Pathogen Project: Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Project exemplifies EIT's dedication to ground-breaking science. It seeks to transform pathogen risk management, detection and response by leveraging Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. The goal is to power metagenomic devices using long-read sequencing technologies by building a comprehensive database of pathogen information to inform response. Enabled by Oracle Inc.'s cloud-computing scale and security, the Pathogen Project is advancing toward certified diagnostic tools for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. Your Role: At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detailed orientated Platform Engineer to help manage and develop the infrastructure behind our data platform, ensuring it is secure, scalable, and efficient. Working closely with data engineers and DevSecOps specialists, you'll support research teams by enabling advanced bioinformatics workflows and cloud-based solutions. This position offers the chance to contribute to a programme focused on improving global health through pathogen genomics and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities • Manage object data storage, ensuring efficient design, tiering, and access controls, • Build and maintain the research compute environment for bioinformatics pipelines and interactive analytics, • Ensure the data platform complies with disaster recovery standards, • Manage cloud resources to set standards and automate deployments, • Collaborate with the AI and Robotics team to contribute to and reuse modular assets using Terraform code models, • Automate the deployment of tools within the research environment, • Monitor all platform components for availability, cost, and performance, • Support R&D activities to test novel approaches and Oracle Cloud usage, • Support data ingestion from a global network of distributed sequencing devices, • Maintain platform security in alignment with EIT standards, • Work with architects and engineers to build optimized data platform components, including genomic variant stores, sequence stores, and pathogen analytics databases, • Partner with the DevSecOps engineer to automate deployments using a standard toolchain, • Enable engineers to perform common tasks through automated self-service scripts, • Support system administration and operations across environments, • Collaborate with engineers to learn from incidents and implement improvements Requirements Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience • Strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally Oracle Cloud, including provisioning, configuration, and service management, • Ability to automate processes using Terraform and appropriate toolchains, • In-depth knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, • Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including IAM, network security, and encryption, • Experience with Git or other version control systems Desirable Knowledge, Skills, And Experience • Certifications in Oracle Cloud (OCI) or other platforms (AWS, GCP), • Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools, • Knowledge of compliance frameworks and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO27001, ISO13485) Key Attributes • Strong collaboration skills, • Willingness to learn and cross-train in new technologies, • Hands-on approach to exploring new technologies and developing POCs, • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to address security challenges critically, • Effective communication and teamwork abilities, especially in cross-functional teams, • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, • Attention to detail and commitment to security and quality assurance, • Flexibility to adapt and contribute to a rapidly scaling organization Benefits We offer the following benefits: • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electrical Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Welcome to the Plant Biology Institute: The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. Your Role: At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategic Senior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixation to lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world-class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose-driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT's global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top-tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT's values and mission to tackle humanity's greatest challenges. Your Responsibilities: Leadership: • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges, • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novel nitrogen fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering, • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven, • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values Research designed for impact: • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation program which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants., • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting-edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes, • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no-go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre-emptive decisions to enable future scale-up, • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team, • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice, • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships, • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property Requirements Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry, • Recognised thought leader in their field, • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers, • Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs, • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists, • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience, • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline Benefits Our Benefits: • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit What we offer: • Newly constructed, state-of-the-art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding, • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production, • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin-out generation, and leadership development #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking an experienced Event Delivery and Genotyping Manager to join the Crop Transformation Pipeline team within the Plant Biology Institute. This role will lead molecular event confirmation, genotyping assay strategy, event advancement decisions and delivery of high‑quality gene edited and transgenic crop events to downstream trait and product teams. The successful candidate will be a technical authority in genotyping technologies for transgenic and gene edited crops, with strong experience in event characterisation, assay development, sample tracking, molecular data interpretation and project delivery. They will connect transformation, tissue culture, greenhouse, vector design, bioinformatics and trait teams to ensure that events are confirmed, prioritised and handed over with robust data packages. This role is critical to building an industrial‑grade event delivery capability for crops including corn, wheat and other strategic species. The candidate will establish event stage‑gate criteria, molecular QC workflows, genotyping vendor strategies, LIMS‑enabled sample tracking and performance metrics that improve speed, quality and predictability of event delivery. The candidate will own the downstream event confirmation and delivery process, ensuring that regenerated plants and events are sampled, genotyped, QC‑reviewed, prioritised and handed over with clear molecular data packages. • Lead the event delivery workflow from transformation output through plant recovery, sampling, molecular confirmation, quality review, advancement decisions and handover to trait, greenhouse or product teams., • Design, validate and implement genotyping assays for transgenic and gene edited events, including transgene presence/absence, edit detection, zygosity, copy number, junction assays, backbone absence, on‑target and off‑target analysis, segregation tracking and event integrity., • Apply appropriate genotyping technologies such as endpoint PCR, qPCR, ddPCR, KASP, HRM, Sanger sequencing, amplicon sequencing, targeted sequencing, NGS and targeted capture approaches to support event selection., • Partner with the Vector Design Manager to ensure every construct is paired with a fit‑for‑purpose molecular assay plan before transformation begins., • Develop event stage‑gate criteria and decision frameworks for advancing gene edited and transgenic events based on edit outcome, transformation quality, copy number, expression/reporter data, regeneration status and downstream programme needs., • Coordinate sample collection, DNA extraction, plate maps, barcoding, chain‑of‑custody, sample submission, vendor shipment and data return across internal laboratories and external service providers., • Work with bioinformatics and data teams to analyze edit outcomes, chimerism/mosaicism, indel profiles, sequence confirmation, off‑target risk, event integrity and molecular quality metrics., • Own event inventory management, genotype data capture, sample traceability and event status dashboards using ELN, LIMS and structured data systems., • Track key pipeline metrics including event yield, transformation efficiency, edit frequency, assay success rate, QC pass rate, sample turnaround time, regeneration‑to‑confirmed‑event conversion and event delivery timelines., • Manage external genotyping, sequencing and molecular characterisation service providers, ensuring quality, turnaround time, budget and data format expectations are met., • Create SOPs, sample submission templates, assay validation standards, QC checklists, data interpretation guides and event handover templates., • Develop detailed project plans, resource forecasts, risk registers and milestone dashboards for event confirmation and delivery activities., • Train and mentor scientists, research associates and technicians in sample tracking, genotyping workflows, assay interpretation and event advancement criteria., • The successful candidate will combine technical depth in plant genotyping and event characterisation with strong operational discipline. They will ensure that transformation outputs are converted into well‑characterised, decision‑ready events that can be advanced efficiently and confidently., • The candidate will be expected to support IP creation, regulatory readiness and commercial translation by ensuring event data packages are accurate, traceable and fit‑for‑purpose for downstream development., • Collaborate with vector design, crop transformation, tissue culture, greenhouse, trait discovery, bioinformatics, automation/AI, regulatory/IP, legal, procurement and external partner teams., • Present event delivery status, molecular characterisation data, genotyping assay performance, risks and mitigation plans to project teams and leadership., • Define clear standards for event sampling, molecular QC, genotyping interpretation, event advancement and handover across the pipeline., • Contribute to training and capability building across the Plant Biology Institute, including best practice in genotyping assay development, event confirmation and data integrity., • Represent the event delivery and genotyping function in internal and external collaborations, ensuring scientific quality, confidentiality and timely delivery., • Establish a robust event delivery and genotyping engine that improves speed, predictability and confidence in gene edited and transgenic crop event generation., • Improve event advancement decisions by ensuring transformation outputs are molecularly confirmed, QC‑reviewed and prioritised using clear stage‑gate criteria., • Reduce wasted downstream effort by filtering events early using robust genotyping, molecular QC and data‑driven decision‑making., • Support translation of scientific discoveries into commercially applicable crop improvement tools and trait products, including IP and regulatory‑ready data packages., • PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Crop Science or a related discipline, or MSc with significant relevant industry experience. At least 5-7 years of experience in plant biotechnology, genotyping, molecular characterization or event advancement., • Demonstrated expertise in genotyping technologies for gene edited and transgenic plants, including PCR, qPCR, ddPCR, KASP, Sanger sequencing, amplicon sequencing and NGS-based approaches., • Strong experience designing, validating and interpreting molecular assays for event confirmation, including copy number, zygosity, insertion confirmation, junction analysis, backbone screening, edit outcome analysis and segregation tracking., • Strong understanding of crop transformation workflows and the practical requirements for moving events from transformation through regeneration, sampling, genotyping, greenhouse transfer and downstream handover., • Experience with molecular data interpretation for genome editing outcomes, including indels, precise edits, multiplex edits, chimerism/mosaicism and off‑target assessment., • Experience with ELN, LIMS, sample barcoding, plate maps, structured data capture, event inventory management and data integrity practices., • Excellent project management skills, including milestone tracking, resource planning, vendor management, risk management and stakeholder coordination., • Proven ability to manage external vendors, service providers or collaborators for genotyping, sequencing, DNA extraction, assay development or molecular characterization., • Ability to communicate event status, molecular data, risks and advancement recommendations clearly to scientific, operational and leadership audiences., • Strong troubleshooting, documentation and continuous improvement mindset., • Experience in industrial ag‑biotech, commercial seed/trait development, molecular breeding, crop transformation platforms or product development pipelines., • Hands‑on experience with corn, wheat, soybean or other major crop species, including genotype‑dependent transformation and event recovery challenges., • Experience developing regulatory‑ready molecular event data packages or working within GLP, QMS or quality‑controlled research environments., • Experience with high‑throughput genotyping workflows, 96/384‑well sample handling, automation, liquid handling, LIMS integration and dashboard reporting., • Experience with whole‑genome sequencing, targeted capture, off‑target prediction/validation or bioinformatics‑supported edit analysis., • Experience building or leading a small technical team and establishing new operational processes in a fast‑moving research environment., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂ This is ambitious work – work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real‑world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides, • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategic Senior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixation to lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world‑class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose‑driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT's global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top‑tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT's values and mission to tackle humanity's greatest challenges. • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novel nitrogen‑fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering., • Work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. Design and execute research programmes and ensure that all research programmes are value and purpose‑driven., • Recruit and lead a top‑talent team of research scientists including post‑docs and PhD candidates. Hire based on competency, experience and values. Manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. Maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values., • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation programme which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants., • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. Provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Manage research program through stage‑gated milestones, with active, no/no‑go decisions based on validated research data. Design research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identify pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up., • Manage project resources – including personnel, equipment and budgets – in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance and best scientific practice., • Generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. Maintain key stakeholder relationships., • Work where appropriate with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours. Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property., • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post‑doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long‑term strategic research programmes., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline., • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. We are seeking a visionary and accomplished Group Leader/Senior Group Leader in Advanced Genome Technologies to lead a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. This senior leadership role is integral to shaping a newly established and rapidly scaling Plant Biology Institute that aspires to become a global leader in delivering scientific breakthroughs with real‑world impact. The successful candidate will establish and lead a world‑class research programme in advanced genome technologies and/or next‑generation plant transformation approaches working at the cutting edge of plant biotechnology, developing new and enhanced methods for genetic manipulation, plant regeneration, and DNA/RNA delivery to plants that enable a step change in our technological ability to engineer plants. They will build and manage a high‑performing, interdisciplinary team, develop cross‑sector collaborations, and ensure research excellence is translated into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT’s mission of humane and sustainable innovation. This is a rare opportunity to define the scientific direction of a next‑generation research hub addressing some of the planet’s most pressing challenges. • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant sciences research institute which is aiming to scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity’s greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies, with a particular emphasis on novel plant transformation, plant regeneration, and/or novel DNA/RNA delivery systems., • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven., • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including group leaders, post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values., • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the advanced genome technology program which is aimed at changing the art of the possible in plant engineering through advances in plant transformation technologies (large scale DNA delivery, targeted insertions, engineering agrobacterium, high throughput approaches and/or automation), • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no‑go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up., • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships., • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EITs humane endeavours.To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property., • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists including interdisciplinary workstream integration., • Demonstration of commercial awareness and versatility of research that could serve a wide range of different applications. Development of partnerships with engineering, technical partners and licensees/channel partners., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline., • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, and substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity’s biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking an experienced Vector Design Manager to join the Crop Transformation Pipeline team within the Plant Biology Institute. This role will lead the design, build strategy, quality control and release of transformation vectors and genome editing reagents for gene edited and transgenic crop programme. The successful candidate will be a technical authority in commercial vector design, plant molecular biology and crop genome editing technologies. They will translate trait and editing objectives into transformation-ready vector designs, ensuring that constructs are fit-for-purpose for high-throughput transformation, event recovery, molecular characterisation and downstream product development. This role is critical to building an industrial-grade vector design capability for crops including corn, wheat and other strategic species. The candidate will establish design standards, construct QC criteria, vendor workflows, sequence/data management processes and clear handover packages for transformation and event delivery teams. The candidate will own the upstream design-to-vector-release process, ensuring that all constructs entering transformation are technically sound, traceable, QC-approved and aligned with commercial and regulatory expectations. • Lead vector design strategy for gene edited and transgenic crop projects, including expression cassette architecture, promoter and terminator selection, selectable/reporter marker choice, cargo design, guide RNA modules, donor templates and multiplex editing configurations, • Translate trait biology, editing objectives and transformation requirements into vectors suitable for Agrobacterium-mediated, biolistic and emerging plant delivery systems, • Provide expert guidance on CRISPR/Cas systems, Cas12, base editing, prime editing, multiplex editing, homology-directed repair, transgene-free approaches and marker-free design options where appropriate, • Develop commercial-grade design rules that consider transformation performance, event quality, freedom-to-operate, stewardship, regulatory needs, trait stacking, construct stability and downstream assay ability, • Own construct intake, design review, annotation, nomenclature, barcode strategy, version control, sequence verification, risk assessment and release criteria before vectors enter transformation workflows, • Manage internal and external vector build activities, including DNA synthesis, cloning, plasmid QC, sequence confirmation, Agrobacterium strain selection, Agrobacterium introduction, glycerol stock tracking and vector delivery to transformation teams, • Work closely with event delivery and genotyping colleagues to ensure vectors are designed with the right molecular assay strategy, including junction assays, copy number assays, guide/edit assays and marker/backbone detection, • Build and maintain a structured vector inventory and construct database using ELN, LIMS and sequence management tools, ensuring full traceability from request through vector release, • Create SOPs, design templates, QC checklists, construct handover forms and decision records to support reproducible, auditable and scalable vector delivery, • Track vector design and build milestones, budgets, vendor dependencies, quality risks and delivery timelines, escalating blockers early and proposing contingency plans, • Partner with legal, IP, regulatory, procurement and external collaborators to ensure vector designs and material transfers are aligned with programme and commercial requirements, • Train and mentor scientists, research associates and project teams in vector design principles, sequence review, construct documentation and transformation-readiness criteria, • The successful candidate will combine deep molecular design expertise with strong operational discipline. They will help reduce failed transformation cycles by ensuring that constructs are technically robust, well documented and suitable for downstream event confirmation before experiments begin The candidate will be expected to identify opportunities for IP creation, support commercial vector design decisions and contribute to EIT's mission of translating plant science into high-impact, scalable crop improvement technologies. • PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Crop Science or a related discipline, or MSc with significant relevant industry experience. At least 5-7 years of experience in plant biotechnology, molecular design, genome editing or vector development, • Demonstrated expertise in plant vector design for crop transformation, including binary vectors, expression cassette design, regulatory elements, selectable/reporter systems, multi-gene constructs and transformation-compatible plasmid architecture, • Strong understanding of genome editing technologies, including CRISPR/Cas systems, guide RNA design, multiplex editing, base editing, prime editing, donor template design and edited event confirmation requirements, • Experience with construct design and sequence analysis tools such as Benchling, SnapGene, Geneious, Vector NTI or equivalent platforms, with strong capability in sequence annotation, alignment and design review, • Practical understanding of crop transformation workflows and the design features that influence transformation efficiency, regeneration, event quality and molecular characterization, • Experience managing DNA synthesis, cloning, sequencing, plasmid QC, Agrobacterium preparation or related external service provider workflows, • Strong project management skills, including milestone tracking, risk management, vendor coordination, resource planning and delivery against time-sensitive programme goals, • Excellent documentation discipline, including SOP development, construct release records, version control, data integrity and traceable decision-making, • Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex vector design decisions clearly to scientists, operational teams and leadership stakeholders, • Experience in industrial ag-biotech, commercial seed/trait development, crop transformation platforms or product development pipelines, • Hands‑on experience supporting vector design for corn, wheat, soybean or other major crop species, • Knowledge of GLP, QMS or quality-controlled research environments relevant to commercial product development, • Understanding of regulatory, freedom-to-operate, IP and stewardship considerations that influence commercial vector design and event advancement, • Experience with high-throughput or automated design-build-test-learn workflows, including LIMS integration, barcoding and dashboard reporting, • Experience building a new technical capability, establishing SOPs and leading small project teams or matrixed technical groups, • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking an experienced Vector Design Manager to join the Crop Transformation Pipeline team within the Plant Biology Institute. This role will lead the design, build strategy, quality control and release of transformation vectors and genome editing reagents for gene edited and transgenic crop programme. The successful candidate will be a technical authority in commercial vector design, plant molecular biology and crop genome editing technologies. They will translate trait and editing objectives into transformation-ready vector designs, ensuring that constructs are fit-for-purpose for high-throughput transformation, event recovery, molecular characterisation and downstream product development. This role is critical to building an industrial-grade vector design capability for crops including corn, wheat and other strategic species. The candidate will establish design standards, construct QC criteria, vendor workflows, sequence/data management processes and clear handover packages for transformation and event delivery teams. The candidate will own the upstream design-to-vector-release process, ensuring that all constructs entering transformation are technically sound, traceable, QC-approved and aligned with commercial and regulatory expectations. • Lead vector design strategy for gene edited and transgenic crop projects, including expression cassette architecture, promoter and terminator selection, selectable/reporter marker choice, cargo design, guide RNA modules, donor templates and multiplex editing configurations., • Translate trait biology, editing objectives and transformation requirements into vectors suitable for Agrobacterium-mediated, biolistic and emerging plant delivery systems., • Provide expert guidance on CRISPR/Cas systems, Cas12, base editing, prime editing, multiplex editing, homology-directed repair, transgene-free approaches and marker-free design options where appropriate., • Develop commercial-grade design rules that consider transformation performance, event quality, freedom-to-operate, stewardship, regulatory needs, trait stacking, construct stability and downstream assay ability., • Own construct intake, design review, annotation, nomenclature, barcode strategy, version control, sequence verification, risk assessment and release criteria before vectors enter transformation workflows., • Manage internal and external vector build activities, including DNA synthesis, cloning, plasmid QC, sequence confirmation, Agrobacterium strain selection, Agrobacterium introduction, glycerol stock tracking and vector delivery to transformation teams., • Work closely with event delivery and genotyping colleagues to ensure vectors are designed with the right molecular assay strategy, including junction assays, copy number assays, guide/edit assays and marker/backbone detection., • Build and maintain a structured vector inventory and construct database using ELN, LIMS and sequence management tools, ensuring full traceability from request through vector release., • Create SOPs, design templates, QC checklists, construct handover forms and decision records to support reproducible, auditable and scalable vector delivery., • Track vector design and build milestones, budgets, vendor dependencies, quality risks and delivery timelines, escalating blockers early and proposing contingency plans., • Partner with legal, IP, regulatory, procurement and external collaborators to ensure vector designs and material transfers are aligned with programme and commercial requirements., • Train and mentor scientists, research associates and project teams in vector design principles, sequence review, construct documentation and transformation-readiness criteria., • The successful candidate will combine deep molecular design expertise with strong operational discipline. They will help reduce failed transformation cycles by ensuring that constructs are technically robust, well documented and suitable for downstream event confirmation before experiments begin. The candidate will be expected to identify opportunities for IP creation, support commercial vector design decisions and contribute to EIT's mission of translating plant science into high-impact, scalable crop improvement technologies. • PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Crop Science or a related discipline, or MSc with significant relevant industry experience. At least 5-7 years of experience in plant biotechnology, molecular design, genome editing or vector development., • Demonstrated expertise in plant vector design for crop transformation, including binary vectors, expression cassette design, regulatory elements, selectable/reporter systems, multi-gene constructs and transform-compatible plasmid architecture., • Strong understanding of genome editing technologies, including CRISPR/Cas systems, guide RNA design, multiplex editing, base editing, prime editing, donor template design and edited event confirmation requirements., • Experience with construct design and sequence analysis tools such as Benchling, SnapGene, Geneious, Vector NTI or equivalent platforms, with strong capability in sequence annotation, alignment and design review., • Practical understanding of crop transformation workflows and the design features that influence transformation efficiency, regeneration, event quality and molecular characterisation., • Experience managing DNA synthesis, cloning, sequencing, plasmid QC, Agrobacterium preparation or related external service provider workflows., • Strong project management skills, including milestone tracking, risk management, vendor coordination, resource planning and delivery against time-sensitive programme goals., • Excellent documentation discipline, including SOP development, construct release records, version control, data integrity and traceable decision-making., • Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex vector design decisions clearly to scientists, operational teams and leadership stakeholders., • Experience in industrial ag-biotech, commercial seed/trait development, crop transformation platforms or product development pipelines., • Hands-on experience supporting vector design for corn, wheat, soybean or other major crop species., • Knowledge of GLP, QMS or quality-controlled research environments relevant to commercial product development., • Understanding of regulatory, freedom-to-operate, IP and stewardship considerations that influence commercial vector design and event advancement., • Experience with high-throughput or automated design-build-test-learn workflows, including LIMS integration, barcoding and dashboard reporting., • Experience building a new technical capability, establishing SOPs and leading small project teams or matrixed technical groups., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At EIT we are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our SciComp team. In this role you will build robust, scalable software systems that power EIT's scientific initiatives and contribute to the full software lifecycle, ensuring our technology stack is reliable, modular, and built to the highest engineering standards., • Design and build robust services (APIs, CLI tools and software modules) that power scientific applications and products., • Bridge diverse components, integrating ML inference servers, hardware interfaces, and data pipelines into cohesive systems, while ensuring high availability and low latency., • Own the full production path-from architectural design and coding to automated testing, benchmarking, deployment, and observability., • Collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of Data Engineers, AI Scientists, Software Engineers and Domain Experts., • Champion software engineering best practices across EIT, such as maintaining high standards of code quality, system security, and transparency., • MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline., • Extensive experience as a Software Engineer, with required proficiency in Python, including proven success in implementing and deploying robust, scalable distributed systems in production., • Demonstrated experience designing, managing, and orchestrating complex systems involving scalable data infrastructure, hardware interfaces, and machine learning models. Expertise in defining and exposing functionality via clean, well-documented APIs (e.g., REST, gRPC)., • Proven experience implementing and managing robust CI/CD pipelines and reproducible development workflows., • Strong collaborator able to clearly communicate system design, architecture decisions, and software engineering practices to multi-disciplinary teams., Experience leveraging Kubernetes for application deployment, and familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Ray, Spark), or specialised batch schedulers/resource managers (e.g., Slurm, Volcano, Kueue)., • Demonstrated expertise with specialised serving engines (e.g., vLLM, SGLang) or techniques for deploying models in resource-constrained or high-throughput environments., • Familiarity with GitOps and CI/CD (e.g., ArgoCD, GitHub Actions)., • Experience managing and deploying production systems across diverse environments, including cloud, on-premises clusters, and edge devices., • Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic R&D settings, demonstrating high autonomy necessary to translate scientific objectives into high-quality software., • At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:, • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, • This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org., • We offer the following benefits:, • Competitive salary (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford/London(or be willing to relocate)., • The SciComp team work to a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office, 2x in our Oxford Office and 1x in our London office. You must be able to commit to this should you be successfully appointed. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. • Areas of exploration include:, • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. We are seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatics Engineer to join the Bioinformatics platform team, which builds computational tools for plant biology in close collaboration with the phenotyping platform and research teams. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of data, workflows, and compute capabilities, to accelerate plant science research. By building the bioinformatics data and pipeline infrastructure, your work will directly shape how data moves from lab instrumentation through to analysis, ensuring researchers can access reliable, well‑structured data and reproducible workflows to drive their science forward. The role will require working with bioinformaticians, data analysts, and systems administrators to design, build, and maintain data and workflow orchestration solutions that meet the evolving needs of the institute. The ideal candidate will have experience in leveraging cloud technologies to build and maintain scalable data and workflow solutions, along with a strong foundation in bioinformatics pipeline development and a collaborative approach to working across scientific and technical teams. • Develop and manage the bioinformatics data and pipeline infrastructure, including versioning, deployment processes, and compatibility across compute environments, • Oversee the design and development of scalable nextflow pipelines for processing omics data, either through direct development or by guiding others, • Design production‑grade ETL processes to integrate data from various sources into the Bioinformatics platform, • Define and implement processes for pipeline performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and resource optimisation, • Document pipelines, infrastructure, and workflows to support reproducibility and knowledge‑sharing across the team, • Collaborate with bioinformaticians and systems administrators to align infrastructure and workflow solutions with research needs, • BSc/MSc in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field and proven experience working in a compute platform environment., • Proven experience developing and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines in a research or scientific environment, • Strong programming and scripting skills, with experience in writing production‑quality, well‑documented code, • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with biologists, data scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver research outcomes, • Experience handling and processing large, complex datasets (e.g. genomic, transcriptomic, or phenotyping data), • Good understanding of bioinformatics file formats, tools, and databases (e.g. FASTQ, BAM/VCF, BLAST, reference genomes), • Experience with workflow management systems (e.g. Nextflow, Snakemake) for building scalable, reproducible pipelines, • Experience designing data integration/ ETL processes, • Awareness of data and pipeline engineering standards and willing to advocate for the adoption of best practices, • Understanding of relational and/or non‑relational databases for storing and querying biological data, • Experience using Seqera (Nextflow Tower) for pipeline orchestration and monitoring, • Experience with data modelling for biological or research datasets, • Understanding of FAIR data principles and metadata standards, • Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), • Experience with Kubernetes or managed Kubernetes platforms, • Experience in plant sciences or agriculture., • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members or collaborators., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) tackles humanity's greatest challenges by turning science and technology into impactful global solutions. Focused on areas such as health, food security, sustainable agriculture, climate change, clean energy, and robotics in an era of artificial intelligence, EIT blends groundbreaking research with practical applications to deliver lasting results. A cornerstone of EIT's mission is its upcoming 300,000-square‑foot research facility at the Oxford Science Park, set to open in 2027. This campus will feature advanced labs, an oncology and preventative care clinic, and collaborative spaces to strengthen its partnership with the University of Oxford. It will also host the Ellison Scholars, driving innovation for societal benefit. The Pathogen Mission highlights EIT's transformative approach, using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Oracle's cloud technology to create a global pathogen metagenomics system. This initiative aims to improve diagnostics, provide early epidemic warnings, and guide treatments by profiling antimicrobial resistance. The goal is to deliver certified diagnostic tools for widespread use in labs, hospitals, and public health. EIT fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience, valuing diverse expertise to drive sustainable solutions to humanity's enduring challenges. • Ensure data in the platform is acquired, processed, curated, and made accessible to scientists, digital analytics products, bioinformatics, and AI at a high standard of quality and availability., • Ensure data access adheres to FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re‑usable)., • Ensure data is secured and compliant with regulatory, legal, and data sharing requirements., • Ensure efficient, performant, and high‑quality pipelines for data ingestion into the platform., • Contribute to building data management components, including reference data management, de‑identification, data curation, pathogen and technical metadata catalogues, and data access controls., • Ensure efficient, secure, scalable, available, and performant data storage components, including genomic variant storage, clinical data stores, and clinical imaging., • Ensure robust ingest services capable of seamlessly integrating data from distributed sequencing devices, including real‑time telemetry streams., • Ensure data is processed to enable optimal access and consumption by digital analysis products, bioinformatics pipelines, and researchers/scientists., • Deep experience in building modern data platforms using cloud‑based architectures and tools., • Experience delivering data engineering solutions on cloud platforms, preferably Oracle OCI, AWS, or Azure., • Proficient in Python and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or Prefect., • Expert in data modeling, ETL, and SQL., • Experience with real‑time analytics from telemetry and event‑based streaming (e.g., Kafka)., • Experience managing operational data stores with high availability, performance, and scalability., • Expertise in data lakes, lakehouses, Apache Iceberg, and data mesh architectures., • Proven ability to build, deliver, and support modern data platforms at scale., • Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and data cataloguing., • Experience with modern database technologies, including Iceberg, NoSQL, and vector databases., • Embraces innovation and works closely with scientists and partners to explore cutting‑edge technology., • Knowledge of master data, metadata, and reference data management., • Understanding of Agile practices and sprint‑based methodologies., • Active contributor to knowledge sharing and collaboration., • Familiarity with genomics and associated data standards., • Experience with healthcare clinical data and standards such as OMOP and SNOMED., • Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes., • Familiarity with Git and CI/CD workflows., • Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills., • Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment., • Eagerness to learn and cross‑train in new technologies., • Proactive and hands‑on approach to exploring new tools and developing proof of concepts (POCs)., • Competitive salary on offer., • Enhanced holiday pay., • Pension., • Life Assurance., • Income Protection., • Private Medical Insurance., • Hospital Cash Plan., • Therapy Services., • Perk Box., • Electric Car Scheme. At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact! • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You will live in, relocate to, or be within easy commuting distance of Oxford., • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Mission exemplifies EIT's commitment to transformative science. It aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases by leveraging whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. This remit includes the development of a decentralised, sample‑to‑answer sequencing diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, enabling rapid and accurate analysis of patient samples without prior assumptions. Supported by Oracle Inc.'s cloud‑computing scale and security infrastructure, the Pathogen Mission is progressing towards certified diagnostic products for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. We are seeking an experienced and detail‑oriented R&D Systems Engineer – Instrumentation & Data to help develop next‑generation diagnostic technology. In this role you will work alongside experts in microfluidics, microbiology, electronics and firmware to design, build and iterate prototype instrumentation for a point‑of‑care device capable of metagenomic sequencing through a microfluidic cartridge interface. You will take a hands‑on role in designing experiments, collecting and analysing performance data from prototype systems, and supporting data‑driven engineering improvements within a collaborative R&D environment with evolving challenges. This position sits at the intersection of hardware, embedded control and data analysis, and you will contribute directly to the development of decentralised diagnostic systems aimed at improving infectious disease detection in hospitals and public health settings worldwide. • Design and execute structured experiments to evaluate performance of cartridge‑based modules and prototype instrumentation, • Collect, analyse and interpret experimental data to identify performance trends, variability sources and failure modes, • Develop analysis scripts and tools (e.g. Python‑based) to process, visualise and report experimental results, • Work closely with microfluidics, electronics and firmware engineers to interpret experimental findings and support system improvements, • Support the implementation of reliable data acquisition from sensors and embedded control systems, • Collaborate closely with microbiologists, microfluidics engineers and data scientists to translate experimental findings into system improvements by correlating mechanical, electrical and software behaviour with performance data, • Contribute to defining test protocols and evaluating module performance against agreed targets, • Support efforts to improve repeatability and robustness through structured data analysisMaintain clear and structured documentation of experimental setups, configurations and analysis outputs Knowledge, Skills and Experience: • Experience in instrumentation development, experimental engineering, applied systems engineering or similar R&D environments (industry or advanced academic research experience considered), • Demonstrated experience designing and executing structured experimental investigations, • Proficiency in data analysis and scripting (e.g. Python, MATLAB or similar), • Experience acquiring and interpreting data from physical systems (e.g. pressure, temperature, flow, force, motion or optical sensors), • Ability to identify patterns and potential root causes from experimental data, • Familiarity with retrieving and interpreting logged data from embedded or Linux‑based control systems, • Comfortable working hands‑on in a laboratory environment to support test setup and troubleshooting, • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, • Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams, • Clear technical documentation and reporting skills We recognise that candidates may not meet every listed criterion. If your experience aligns with most of the requirements and you are motivated by the mission, we encourage you to apply. • Experience working with laboratory instrumentation, medical devices or scientific equipment, • Familiarity with signal processing or sensor calibration techniques, • Exposure to actuator‑based instrumentation (e.g., pumps, valves, motors), • Basic understanding of contamination control considerations in laboratory equipment, • Experience contributing to early‑stage product development (concept → prototype → refinement), • Curious and analytical, committed to rigorous, evidence‑based decision‑making, • Comfortable working in fast‑moving, experimental environments with evolving requirements, • Detail‑oriented and methodical in experimental planning and documentation, • Comfortable translating experimental insight into practical implementation, able to bridge the gap between lab experimentation and engineering implementation, • Clear communicator, able to explain technical findings to multidisciplinary teams, • Takes initiative and works effectively both independently and as part of a team to highlight performance improvement opportunities, • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Mission exemplifies EIT's commitment to transformative science. It aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases by leveraging whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. This remit includes the development of a decentralised, sample-to-answer sequencing diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, enabling rapid and accurate analysis of patient samples without prior assumptions. Supported by Oracle Inc.'s cloud-computing scale and security infrastructure, the Pathogen Mission is progressing towards certified diagnostic products for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail orientated Microfluidics Engineer / Scientist to help develop next-generation diagnostic technology. In this role, you'll work alongside experts in microfluidics, microbiology, electronics and firmware to design, build and iterate prototype instrumentation for a point-of-care device capable of metagenomic sequencing through a microfluidic cartridge interface. You will take a hands-on role in translating microfluidic workflows into robust, system-ready implementations, working at the interface between cartridge design and automated instrumentation. This will involve designing and running experiments, supporting integration of microfluidic systems with actuation and control hardware, and resolving real-world challenges related to fluid behaviour, timing, sealing and system interaction. You will contribute directly to the development of decentralised diagnostic systems aimed at improving infectious disease detection in hospitals and public health settings worldwide. • Design, develop and improve microfluidic systems and cartridge architectures for use within automated instrumentation, • Translate biological assay requirements into practical microfluidic designs suitable for automation, • Define and refine interfaces between cartridge and instrument, including fluidic, mechanical and thermal interactions, • Ensure cartridge designs remain compatible with automation, sensing and actuation strategies throughout development and system integration, • Collaborate with instrumentation, electronics and firmware engineers to ensure cartridge designs work effectively with automated actuation and control systems, • Support integration of microfluidic cartridges into prototype systems, including hands-on testing, troubleshooting and system-level validation, • Prototype and test microfluidic designs using appropriate fabrication techniques, such as soft lithography, machining and rapid prototyping, • Design and execute experiments to evaluate cartridge performance, including yield, efficiency and repeatability, • Identify and help resolve fluidic, mechanical and assay-related failure modes, • Contribute to improving robustness, manufacturability and ease of use of cartridge designs, • Document designs, test results and iteration outcomes clearly and systematically, • Contribute to design reviews and technical decision-making within the microfluidics domain, • BSc or BEng (or equivalent) in Engineering, Physics, Bioengineering, or related field with specialisation in microfluidics, MEMS, or lab-on-a-chip systems, • 4+ years' experience in microfluidics, lab-on-chip systems, or related areas (industry or applied research), • Experience designing and developing microfluidic systems, devices or closely related technologies, • Understanding of fluid behaviour at small scales, including areas such as mixing, flow control or multiphase systems, • Experience working with biological or chemical assays, ideally within microfluidic or closely related systems, • Practical experience in prototyping and testing devices or experimental systems, • Experience designing for integration with external systems, such as actuators, pumps or thermal systems, • Ability to design and run structured experiments to evaluate system performance, • Experience troubleshooting and improving performance in complex systems, • Familiarity with CAD or similar design tools, • Strong problem‑solving skills and a practical approach to experimental work, • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, biology and software We recognise that candidates may not meet every listed criterion. If your experience aligns with most of the requirements and you are motivated by the mission, we encourage you to apply. • Experience designing microfluidic systems for automated or semi-automated platforms, • Knowledge of sample preparation workflows, such as nucleic acid extraction, host depletion or amplification, • Familiarity with bead-based workflows, particle separation or cell lysis techniques, • Experience working with complex biological samples, such as blood, sputum or environmental samples, • Understanding of contamination control and sample handling in diagnostic systems, • Experience considering manufacturability and scale-up of microfluidic designs, • Familiarity with cartridge-based or disposable device design, • Exposure to integration of microfluidics with sensors or detection systems, • Experience working in research and development or product development environments, • Enjoys hands-on experimental and engineering work, including building, testing and iterating real systems, • Comfortable working in an R&D environment where priorities can evolve, • Approaches technical challenges thoughtfully and systematically, • Collaborative and team-oriented, working effectively with engineers, scientists and software developers, • Able to translate scientific concepts into robust engineering solutions, • Detail-oriented and methodical in experimental design, testing and documentation, • Able to work independently within their area of expertise while contributing to wider team goals, • Communicates technical challenges and solutions clearly across disciplines, • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate), • You must be eligible to work in the UK with occasional travel (1-3 trips per year) #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work—work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real‑world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Project exemplifies EIT’s dedication to ground‑breaking science. It seeks to transform pathogen risk management, detection and response by leveraging Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen‑specific analytical tools. The goal is to power metagenomic devices using long‑read sequencing technologies by building a comprehensive database of pathogen information to inform response. Enabled by Oracle Inc.’s cloud computing scale and security, the Pathogen Project is advancing toward certified diagnostic tools for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail‑orientated Scientist to join the Applications Team within the Pathogen Project. This is a hands‑on laboratory-based role within a small, skilled team developing cutting‑edge metagenomic and genomic diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Working collaboratively within the team, you will perform assay development experiments and assist in maintenance of the laboratory. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years previous laboratory experience using sequencing technologies coupled with microbiology or molecular biology skills, gained in an industry or clinical environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate with strong hands‑on laboratory skills, good record‑keeping and attention to detail. • Perform laboratory experiments to assist with development and evaluation of sequencing based diagnostic assays for infectious disease applications, • Maintain excellent records of laboratory work performed, • Manage house‑keeping and maintenance tasks within the research team, supported by the scientific operations team, • Contribute to the generation of new research ideas for assay development, • Keep up with the latest literature relevant to the field, • Analyse and summarise data, and present data and results at internal meetings as required, • Adhere to health and safety protocols within the laboratory, • Collaborate with colleagues to help automate diagnostic assays, leading to cost‑effective, easy to use tests, • Collaborate with AMR, Informatic and Machine Learning colleagues to ensure the tests provide accurate pathogen ID, AMR and relatedness results, • A bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. molecular biology, genomics, microbiology, virology or a related field), • 2 or more years of practical wet laboratory work experience, ideally gained in an industry or clinical setting, • Experience working with sequencing technologies (short‑read or long‑read) as part of your job role, • Laboratory skills in microbiology, virology and/or infectious diseases, • Molecular biology and/or molecular microbiology laboratory skills, • Good communication skills, • Excellent record‑keeping and attention to detail, • Strong IT skills and experience using spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software, • A master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. molecular biology, genomics, microbiology, virology or a related field), • Familiarity with clinical metagenomics applications and workflows, • Experience working with nanopore sequencing, • Experience handling clinical samples such as sputum, blood and swabs, • Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, with the ability to effectively communicate across scientific domains, • Basic bioinformatic skills, • Previous experience of using Confluence, Jira, Lucidchart or other similar reporting and project management tool, • Enthusiastic and proactive individual with a "can‑do" attitude, • Ability to work effectively in a high‑growth, fast‑paced, dynamic environment, • Excellent hand‑on laboratory skills, • Collaborative team-player, able to work well with colleagues at different levels, • Highly organised, with excellent time management and prioritisation abilities, • Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds., • Good problem‑solving skills, • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose-made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state-of-the-art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT’s Humane Endeavours. We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Liu Lab for Synthetic Evolution at GBI (www.liulab.com), led by Principal Investigator, Chang C. Liu. The Liu Lab is broadly interested in mapping the relationship between macromolecular sequence and biological function, and the related question on how this space is productively searched by evolution and ML-based design. Towards this goal, the Liu Lab invented orthogonal DNA replication (OrthoRep), an architecture that liberates the replication of chosen genes from the low mutational speed limits of genome propagation, enabling continuous accelerated gene evolution at scale in vivo. Three current major efforts in the group are: 1) generating large and diverse antibody sequence-affinity datasets to train affinity-aware antibody design models, 2) generating diverse sequence-function maps for enzymes to reveal new structural and functional constraints and train design models, and 3) witnessing biomolecular innovation in real time, focusing on the question of how new gene functions emerge in vivo, including de novo from random sequence. Other projects focus on specific protein engineering applications, biotechnology goals, and continuous DNA barcoding to study development in animals. In your cover letter, please clearly explain your fit, interest, and relevant experience for joining this group. You are also required to upload a short (0.5 page) description of a specific question, idea, or problem you might like to explore as a postdoc. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and all applications to the Liu group should be submitted exclusively though the EIT job portal. Please feel free to contact the PI by e‑mail . Due to the volume of applications, the review and decision process may take 3–6 months. • Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications., • Analyse complex data, including through computational and statistical tools as needed, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals., • Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions., • Prepare and publish high-quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols., • Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings., • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners as appropriate., • Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants., • Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities when appropriate. This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. • Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, bioengineering, genetics, molecular biology, evolutionary biology, computational biology and AI, cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, and chemical biology)., • Track record of completing ambitious research projects to a high standard., • Strong track record in research., • Skilled in experimental and/or computational techniques and data analysis and interpretation., • Proven ability to work independently, think critically and creatively, and solve complex problems., • Experience publishing in high-impact journals and presenting at international conferences., • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage concurrent projects., • Strong written and verbal communication skills., • Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations., • Resilience, adaptability, drive, and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, high-growth research environment., • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We are open to sponsoring employment visas for this role; however sponsorship is not available for all visa types or in all circumstances. Eligibility will be assessed on a case-by-case basis., • You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford., • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme., • This is a fixed term contract role #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. GBI will have sustained and substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its ground-breaking vision for engineering biology. GBI researchers will also be supported by cutting‑edge technology hubs including mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, sequencing, automation, imaging, and bioprocessing. GBI will also have access to substantial compute resources that can be leveraged to further accelerate progress, including scientific compute, bioinformatics, and machine learning. The environment at GBI will allow researchers to undertake ambitious, long‑term, collaborative research, and we will actively support the translation of research to commercial applications, where appropriate. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose‑made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state‑of‑the‑art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavors. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail orientated Team Coordinator. This is a junior administrative role supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the GBI. Reporting to the EA to the Executive Director, the Team Coordinator carries out routine administrative and coordination tasks across the wider GBI team, including diary and travel coordination, visitor hosting, event logistics, and general office administration. The ideal candidate is highly organised, reliable, and comfortable managing multiple routine tasks under direction in a fast‑paced research environment. This role offers strong exposure to the workings of a growing scientific institute and a solid foundation for a future career in operations or executive support. • Provide administrative support and coordination across GBI, working alongside the Executive Assistants, to ensure consistent coverage of routine day-to-day administrative tasks, • Take on high-frequency administrative tasks (expenses, scheduling logistics, data entry) as directed, • Act as a first point of contact for routine administrative queries, escalating anything complex, sensitive, or requiring judgement to your line manager, • Meet and greet visitors, providing a professional and friendly welcome, • Manage meeting room bookings and ensure rooms are set up and equipped (AV, catering) ahead of meetings, • Ensure offices are consistently stocked with essential stationery and supplies, • Support travel and event organisation, including catering and bookings, • Liaise with facilities/building management on office issues, • Maintain and update team contact lists, organisational charts, and shared records, following established formats and processes, • Maintain accurate records for audit/compliance purposes (e.g. expense documentation, visitor logs), • Provide ad hoc support as required, • Experience in an administrative or coordinator role, • Competence with Microsoft 365 and communication tools, • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Dependable and professional, • Collaborative and service-oriented, • Detail-focused and accurate, • Eager to learn and develop, • Travel Allowance, • Annual Bonus, • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate), • The postholder is expected to be on-site in Oxford five days per week. Some flexibility may be considered in line with business requirements and operational priorities #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Laboratory Technician – Plant Cell Culture to provide hands‑on laboratory and experimental work in plant tissue and cell culture within the Plant Biology Institute’s (PBI) cell‑based production research programme and, where prioritised, wider PBI research projects. This role involves hands‑on responsibility for supporting and executing plant tissue and cell culture experiments and workflows planned by the Plant Cell Culture Lead. Activities may include culture initiation, maintenance and subculturing, preparation of media and reagents, sterile handling, sampling, basic characterisation, and support for method development, optimisation and downstream analysis. The successful candidate will assist with data collection, maintain accurate and traceable records, and uphold rigorous aseptic, laboratory safety and maintenance standards within the tissue culture laboratory. With responsibilities spanning inventory management, equipment upkeep, sample handling and communication of observations and results, this position is integral to the smooth operation of cell‑based research workflows and the delivery of high‑quality scientific outcomes. Ideal candidates will bring technical competence, strong organisational skills, and a collaborative mindset to support breakthrough research aligned with EIT's mission. The successful candidate will work within the Cell‑based Production team and collaborate with other PBI researchers, helping to maintain a safe, organised and efficient laboratory environment while supporting multiple concurrent research activities. • Support and execute plant tissue and cell culture experiments and workflows planned by the Plant Cell Culture Lead., • Prepare sterile media, reagents and consumables for plant tissue and cell culture work. Initiate, maintain, subculture and monitor aseptic plant tissue culture materials, including sterile seedlings, explants, in vitro shoots, callus cultures and liquid suspension cultures., • Support broader experimental workflows across the plant cell culture programme, including but not limited to culture characterisation, method development, process optimisation, cryopreservation, cell banking, viability assessment and other plant cell culture activities required by project plans., • Routinely monitor cultures for growth, morphology, contamination, viability and other relevant characteristics, escalating technical issues as appropriate., • Collect, label and prepare samples for molecular, biochemical, phenotypic or metabolic analysis according to established protocols., • Maintain accurate records of culture history, passage number, sample identity, experimental observations, deviations and results in laboratory notebooks, ELN or other digital systems., • Operate and monitor routine equipment and instruments used in plant tissue and cell culture workflows, escalating equipment issues as appropriate., • Assist with troubleshooting routine technical issues in plant tissue and cell culture workflows, including contamination, poor culture growth, media preparation issues and equipment-related problems., • Maintain clean, organised and aseptic plant tissue and cell culture workspaces, including laminar-flow cabinets, culture preparation areas, shared equipment and culture handling areas, in accordance with SOPs and laboratory standards., • Support contamination control by following aseptic procedures, sterilising tools and consumables appropriately, monitoring culture quality and reporting contamination or equipment issues promptly., • Support general laboratory housekeeping, including organisation of shared spaces, storage areas, instruments and consumables., • Disinfect and sterilise laboratory tools, consumables, and areas according to established protocols., • Ensure equipment and shared resources are used, cleaned, stored and maintained appropriately, assisting with equipment setup, calibration checks and basic troubleshooting where required., • Comply with EIT health and safety procedures, COSHH requirements, biosafety and waste disposal procedures, GMO regulations, SOPs and plant quarantine requirements where applicable., • Accurately record experimental procedures, observations, culture histories, sample metadata and results in laboratory notebooks, ELN or other digital systems., • Maintain clear records of cell line provenance, passage history, storage location, sample labelling and experimental outputs., • Contribute to the implementation, documentation and continuous improvement of SOPs, experimental workflows and best-practice approaches for reproducible plant tissue and cell culture work., • Support data organisation, basic analysis and preparation of experimental summaries for the Plant Cell Culture Lead and project teams., • Communicate observations, results, deviations, contamination events, equipment issues and other technical matters clearly and promptly., • Work collaboratively with scientists, technical teams and automation specialists to support cell culture activities across the Cell Based Production team and wider PBI., • Assist in managing inventory of media components, reagents, consumables, and biological materials in accordance with EIT procedures., • Keep accurate stock records, support ordering of new supplies and ensure materials are correctly labelled, stored and available for planned workflows., • Handle, transport and store biological samples, cultures and consumables safely, ensuring appropriate documentation, labelling and traceability., • Deliver and retrieve samples or materials between laboratory areas, researchers or technical teams as required., • BSc, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification/practical experience in plant biology, biology, biotechnology, cell culture, molecular biology or a related discipline., • Practical experience in plant tissue culture, plant cell culture or closely related aseptic plant culture workflows., • Familiarity with aseptic techniques, sterile media preparation, autoclaving, reagent preparation and safe disposal of biological and chemical waste., • Ability to follow SOPs and experimental protocols accurately, while recognising when to elevate issues such as contamination, poor culture growth, equipment faults, deviations or stock shortages., • Good numerical skills, with the ability to perform routine laboratory calculations, prepare reagents accurately and organise basic experimental data., • Competent IT skills, including use of standard office software for recording data, managing files and preparing simple summaries., • Good organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records, labels, inventories and sample traceability., • Basic understanding of laboratory health and safety, COSHH, biosafety and good laboratory practice., • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and manage multiple routine and experimental tasks reliably., • Basic knowledge of plant anatomy relevant to explant preparation, tissue selection and interpretation of plant tissue or cell culture morphology., • Hands‑on experience initiating and maintaining plant tissue cultures from sterile seedlings, explants, in vitro shoots, callus or other aseptic plant materials., • Experience in plant dissection and explant preparation using sterile tools and microscopy, such as scalpels, forceps and dissecting/stereo microscopes., • Experience with plant cell suspension cultures, including subculture, growth monitoring, biomass assessment, cell counting, viability assessment and long‑term maintenance., • Experience with plant cell line selection, cryopreservation or cell banking., • Practical experience with plant tissue or cell staining, histological/histochemical preparation, or microscopy-based assessment of plant tissues or cultures., • Experience preparing plant tissue or cell culture samples for downstream molecular, biochemical, phenotypic or metabolic analysis., • Experience using routine plant tissue or cell culture equipment, such as laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, orbital shakers and microscopes., • Experience using ELN/LIMS, sample inventory systems, documented quality‑controlled workflows, QMS, GLP‑like standards, GMO regulations or plant quarantine procedures., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • This is a full‑time, primarily laboratory-based role requiring regular on‑site work to support plant tissue and cell culture workflows, laboratory operations and time‑sensitive experimental activities., • You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford., • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategicSenior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixationto lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world‑class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose‑driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT’s global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top‑tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT’s values and mission to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges. • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity’s greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve aflagship research programmein biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novelnitrogen fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering., • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven., • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values., • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation program which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants., • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no-go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up., • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships., • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours.To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property. Requirements • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline., • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity’s biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Facility Manager Location: Barton Leisure Centre, Oxford, OX3 8GA Salary: £32,000 plus excellent benefits Schedule: Permanent, Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 6am to 2.30pm or 1pm-9.30pm, Weekends (1 in 3) 7.30am to 4.30pm Make a positive difference every day At Serco, we’re pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Oxford Leisure Oxford Leisure encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Facility Manager to join their team and help make a positive difference every day. As Facility Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day operation of a busy leisure facility, creating a positive impact on communities by ensuring services are safe, welcoming and high performing. Working closely with the General Manager, you'll help drive growth, innovation and excellent customer experiences, while supporting colleagues to develop and thrive. Your work will have purpose - helping to create healthier, happier futures for the people who use the facility every day. • Lead the safe, effective and efficient operation of the facility, ensuring high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance., • Support the General Manager in delivering operational plans, business objectives and sustainable growth., • Manage, coach and develop Duty Managers and departmental leaders, creating headroom for people to grow and perform at their best., • Drive excellent customer service, building trust with customers, stakeholders and the local community., • Use performance data and key performance indicators to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation., • Take responsibility for facility readiness, keyholder duties and emergency response support when required., • Experience in facilities management, leisure operations or a similar operational leadership environment., • A proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams while creating a positive and engaged workplace culture., • Strong communication and relationship-building skills with colleagues, customers and external stakeholders., • Confident using operational and performance data to make decisions and create impactful solutions., • Committed to delivering excellent customer experiences and making a positive impact on communities., • Full UK Driving Licence, • Confident swimmer, • NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification) is desirable or training will be provided, • Free gym membership for you and your immediate family, • Free safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, • Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children), • 21 days' holiday plus bank holidays, • 6% employer matched pension contribution, • Training and development opportunities, • Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts, • Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life. Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands. Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter. At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. • Competitive compensation and benefits, • Work-life flexibility, • Recognition and rewards, • Development and career opportunities, • A safe and inclusive workplace The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Senior Project Manager to join our expanding Projects team. This is an exciting opportunity to take the lead on generator installation projects across the UK and Europe, acting as both principal and sub-contractor. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while building strong client relationships and managing resources effectively. The role requires regular travel to project sites across the UK and Europe, with all travel, hotel, and food expenses fully covered. • Manage multiple generator installation projects simultaneously, from handover through to commissioning., • Attend project handovers and review scope, delivery, and client requirements., • Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and repeat business., • Coordinate engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers for efficient project delivery., • Monitor budgets, financial performance, and cash flow., • Ensure compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 standards., • Maintain accurate project records using CRM systems (e.g., Protean)., • Oversee purchase orders, invoicing, and supplier management., • Support the development and appraisal of project administrators and engineers., • Travel regularly to project sites across the UK and Europe (expenses covered)., • Strong background in project delivery within mechanical, electrical, or construction sectors., • Experience in generator projects desirable, but not essential., • Proven track record in managing budgets, schedules, and client relationships., • Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive and adaptable approach., • Competent in using IT systems and project management software., • Confident communicator with strong organisational skills., • Flexible and willing to travel extensively across the UK and Europe., • Competitive salary., • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays., • Location allowance available., • Company vehicle or car allowance., • Private healthcare., • All travel, food, and hotel expenses covered when working away (UK & Europe)., • Death in Service benefit., • Outstanding Employee Assistance Programme., • Clear senior progression paths within a global business. Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation.Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at who-we-are. • Curiosity – Seek, learn, share, • Trust – Go farther together, • Pace – Focus to go faster, • Excellence – Find the win every day Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Scientific Compute and Data team builds the compute, data and tooling foundation behind EIT's science. We run the cloud and GPU infrastructure that the models train on, the data infrastructure that instruments, robots and researchers use, and the data products and shared data models that let one team's results be built on by the next. We provide hands-on expertise in platform engineering, data engineering, and data management, and create common tooling for every lab to accelerate their experiments across gene editing, battery chemistry, plant biology and more. At EIT we are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Scientific Compute and Data team. Our Data Engineers in Autonomous Systems work within a wider project, AutoLabs. This is where EIT automates the scientific discovery loop: experimental design, execution, analysis, and the learning that feeds back into the next experiment and the lab itself. The AutoLabs data platform captures, stores and serves high-frequency multimodal data. It spans an edge-to-cloud telemetry stack (MQTT, Kafka, media streams such as HLS), streaming APIs, and a growing set of hardware integrations across multiple sites including robotic systems, sensor rigs and lab instruments. Our labs produce raw data for a fast-growing set of models: vision-language-action models, orchestration and monitoring models, and world models that learn the dynamics of a laboratory to simulate experiments before they are run. As a Data Engineer, you’ll work directly alongside AI researchers, software engineers, robotics engineers, and domain scientists to build the data layer that makes our autonomous operations possible. You will contribute to an engineering culture that values robust system design, testing, and deep collaboration, but allows flexibility for rapid prototyping and responsiveness to changing landscapes. • Build high-throughput, low-latency ingestion for live video, sensor telemetry, robot joint state and instrument control signals, integrating validation at the edge before data reaches the cloud., • Work across the edge-to-cloud stack, from edge devices and MQTT brokers through to Kafka topics, cloud storage, and the APIs that serve scientists and ML pipelines., • Turn streams of robot state, instrument output and video into structured database transactions: which arm did what to which sample, when, and what came out., • Build the knowledge graph on top of that, linking inputs to results, so that a fact can always be traced back to the video segment and sensor readings behind it., • Make the output model-ready: the formats, sampling, labelling and provenance that training and evaluation need, working directly with the researchers who consume it.Nobody checks every box - if you’re not sure if you’re qualified, we still encourage you to apply., • You have strong programming experience in Python, and value code quality, reliability, and performance while adapting to an evolving industry., • You think in systems and own them end-to-end - from device output to APIs - and embrace long-term engineering rather than one-off scripts., • Experience with real-time data streaming - Kafka or Pub/Sub (or equivalent), and the challenges that come with high-frequency, low-latency data capture., • You treat reproducibility, version control, schema design and lineage as the things that make good science possible., • A clear, respectful communicator who can collaborate with scientists, roboticists and researchers., • Automated lab or life sciences environments - instrument APIs, lab protocols, and what scientists expect of data quality., • Data pipelines for physical systems: robotics (e.g. MQTT), autonomous vehicles, lab or clinical instruments, industrial control, or similar environments., • Knowledge, entity, search or feed systems where correctness under continuous update was the hard part., • Stateful stream processing (Flink, Kafka Streams, Beam or similar): event time, watermarks, exactly-once., • APIs for data ingestion and consumption with FastAPI, gRPC or GraphQL., • Graph stores and entity resolution or curation at scale, where the interesting decisions are about what to keep, merge or drop., • Experience working close to model development, such as curating training or evaluation data, or building the data systems that feed models. You don’t need to be a machine learning engineer, but you should know what makes a dataset good., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • 2 days per week in Oxford office, 1 day per week in employee’s choice of Oxford or London office, 2 days per week work from any UK location., • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose-made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state-of-the-art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT’s Humane Endeavours. We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Van Bijsterveldt Lab at GBI. The van Bijsterveldt Lab, led by Principal Investigator Linda van Bijsterveldt, is working at the frontier of genome engineering. Our mission: to build chromosomes from scratch and control how they are inherited. The chromosome is the fundamental unit of inheritance and the only vehicle large enough to encode truly new biological functions. Yet we currently lack the tools to build one from scratch and control its transmission. Our research tackles the core challenges in synthetic chromosome engineering: centromere design, faithful mitotic segregation, and the control of chromosome pairing and recombination during meiosis in both mammals and plants. The long‑term vision is programmable synthesis and inheritance of large synthetic genetic systems, with broad implications for how we understand and engineer life. Learn more at • Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications, • Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals, • Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions, • Prepare and publish high-quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols, • Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings, • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners to advance complementary workstreams, • Build and maintain research infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and cutting‑edge technologies, • Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants, • Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities in alignment with EIT's mission, • Identify and pursue opportunities for intellectual property generation and protection, • Ensure research activities comply with EIT's policies, legal requirements, and best scientific practice This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. • Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, computational biology and AI, microbial, plant and human cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, and nucleic acids chemistry.), • Track record of delivering ambitious research projects to a high standard, • Strong track record in research, ideally in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields, • Skilled in data analysis and interpretation; experience with genomic analysis, automation, or computational tools desirable, • Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problemsExperience publishing in high-impact journals and presenting at international conferences, • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, • Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally, • Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth research environment, • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We are open to sponsoring employment visas for this role; however sponsorship is not available for all visa types or in all circumstances. Eligibility will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, • You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of Oxford. Or be willing to relocate, • During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme, • This is a fixed term contract role #J-18808-Ljbffr

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real‑world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategic Senior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixation to lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world‑class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose‑driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT's global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top‑tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT's values and mission to tackle humanity's greatest challenges. • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novel nitrogen fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering., • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven., • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values., • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation program which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants., • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no‑go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up., • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships., • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property., • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long‑term strategic research programs., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline., • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology; Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture; Climate Change & Managing CO₂; Artificial Intelligence & Robotics. This is ambitious work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. Explore more at www.eit.org. Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute: Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges: (1) writing in the natural language of biology to enable rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision, and (2) understanding what to write – determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. GBI will have sustained and substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its ground-breaking vision for engineering biology. GBI researchers will be supported by cutting-edge technology hubs including mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, sequencing, automation, imaging, and bioprocessing, along with substantial compute resources for scientific compute, bioinformatics, and machine learning. The environment at GBI will enable researchers to undertake ambitious, long-term, collaborative research, and we will actively support the translation of research to commercial applications, where appropriate. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose-made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state-of-the-art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space, housing over 30 groups and up to 600 employees focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavors. We are seeking an experienced and detail oriented Operations Manager to support GBI's COO in driving the strategic growth of the institute. In this role, you'll help design and implement scalable business processes, provide PMO support across key operational and infrastructure projects, and keep multiple workstreams moving through strong coordination and stakeholder management. You'll act as a go-to problem solver, support high-impact strategic initiatives, and contribute to shaping GBI's organisational strategy and future direction. The role also includes working closely with external partners and helping coordinate core operational functions for new spin-out companies. This is an opportunity to play a central role in enabling world-class research and building the foundations of a rapidly growing institute. • To support the COO in strategic scaling of GBI, ensuring smooth and responsive business operations that enable world-class research, • To design, document, and implement business operations processes, working closely with central EIT teams (e.g. HR, finance, legal, facilities) to ensure scalability and alignment with best practices across GBI and EIT teams, • To provide project management office (PMO) support, tracking timelines, milestones, and deliverables across operations and infrastructure projects, • To liaise with internal and external stakeholders, managing timelines, documentation, and coordination across multiple workstreams, • To act as a flexible and reliable point of contact for operational problem-solving, stepping in wherever needed to keep projects moving, • To support strategic initiatives and special projects led by the COO, contributing to planning, execution, and internal alignment across teams, • To contribute to GBI's organisational strategy, including understanding the scientific landscape, and identifying opportunities for growth and operational innovation, • To manage and coordinate relationships with external collaborators, including academic institutions, research networks, and strategic partners, ensuring smooth communication and delivery on joint initiatives, • To support and coordinate key operational functions for new Spin-out companies that have been incubated within GBI, including budgeting and finance processes, legal and commercial matters, recruiting, communications, procurement, and lab facilities planning., • A degree in a relevant field, such as life sciences, business operations, or project management, or a science / research background and/or experience working in or supporting laboratory environments is preferred., • Strong operational experience, across finance and/or legal workstreams ideally in a fast-paced environment, • Ability to coordinate and run complicated projects across multiple different workstreams, • Excellent project coordination and time management skills, with experience overseeing complex timelines, budgets and competing priorities with experience in creating materials for leadership teams, • Proactive and self-directed, with a willingness to take ownership of problems and implement practical solutions, • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across scientific, technical, and administrative teams, • Comfortable supporting strategic planning, with an interest in scientific trends, innovation, and organisational growth, • Experience in finance and/or venture capital is highly advantageous. Our Benefits: • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategic Senior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixation to lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world‑class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose‑driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT’s global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top‑tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT’s values and mission to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges. Leadership: • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity’s greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novel nitrogen fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering., • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programmes and to ensure that all research programmes are value and purpose driven., • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values. Research designed for impact: • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation program which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants., • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Managing research program through stage‑gated milestones, with active, no/no‑go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up., • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships., • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property., • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long‑term strategic research programmes., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline., • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity’s biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby releasing the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose‑made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state‑of‑the‑art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavours. We are building a joint experimental computational team focussed on building, training and validating multi-modal biological models. The team will: i) generate experimental perturbation and measurement data at scale, ii) build multi-modal biological models and, iii) use the experimental data they generate to train and validate the multi-modal biological models they build. In this role you will: i) perform experimental genome engineering work to generate genetic variation at scale and/or ii) design and implement scalable biological measurement over one or more modalities. Where appropriate the work will leverage the substantial automation capability within the institute. Your work will be performed under the guidance of Jason Chin. You will be part of a single team composed of AI scientists and synthetic biologists working together. We are looking for colleagues with deep expertise in genome engineering and/or quantitative phenotyping of model bacterial species such as Escherichia coli. The role requires the ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-disciplinary team at the interface of computational and wetlab biology. Our team ethos is based on mutual learning, strong peer‑to‑peer support, and a deep sense of scientific curiosity and ambition. This is your opportunity to be part of cutting‑edge research within an institute dedicated to engineering biology at an unprecedented scale. You will be leveraging GBI's exceptional facilities, sustained funding, and collaborative environment. You will design and execute experiments, contribute to high‑impact publications, and play a key role in the training and mentorship of junior researchers and students. Working at the interface of biology, AI, technology, and engineering, you will help shape GBI's vision to reimagine what's possible in biology. • Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications. In particular, the successful applicant will utilise genome engineering strategies in the lab to produce a diversity of microbial strains as the source of training and validation data in a high throughput fashion. In addition, they will also design and prototype a range of experimental measurement strategies for characterising these strains at scale, • Collaborate with other GBI scientists from other groups expert in synthetic biology, automation, bioinformatics, -omics and machine learning, and AI scientists from the AIR institute, as required., • Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals, • Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions, • Prepare and publish high‑quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols, • Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings, • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners to advance complementary workstreams, • Build and maintain research infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and cutting‑edge technologies, • Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants, • Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities in alignment with EIT's mission, • Identify and pursue opportunities for intellectual property generation and protection, • Ensure research activities comply with EIT's policies, legal requirements, and best scientific practice This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. • Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, computational biology and AI, microbial genomics, cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, metabolomics, and proteomics.), • Track record of delivering ambitious research projects to a high standard, • Strong track record in research, ideally in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields, • Skilled in data analysis and interpretation; experience with genomic analysis, automation, or computational tools desirable, • Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problems, • Experience publishing in high‑impact journals and presenting at international conferences, • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, • Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally, • Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth research environment, • Annual Bonus, • Travel allowance, • Enhanced sick pay, • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO–2, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work – work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real‑world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Mission exemplifies EIT’s commitment to transformative science. It aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases by leveraging whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. This remit includes the development of a decentralised, sample-to-answer sequencing diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, enabling rapid and accurate analysis of patient samples without prior assumptions. Supported by Oracle Inc.’s cloud-computing scale and security infrastructure, the Pathogen Mission is progressing towards certified diagnostic products for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail-orientated Microfluidics Engineer / Scientist to help develop next-generation diagnostic technology. In this role, you’ll work alongside experts in microfluidics, microbiology, electronics and firmware to design, build and iterate prototype instrumentation for a point-of-care device capable of metagenomic sequencing through a microfluidic cartridge interface. You will take a hands‑on role in translating microfluidic workflows into robust, system-ready implementations, working at the interface between cartridge design and automated instrumentation. This will involve designing and running experiments, supporting integration of microfluidic systems with actuation and control hardware, and resolving real‑world challenges related to fluid behavior, timing, sealing and system interaction. You will contribute directly to the development of decentralised diagnostic systems aimed at improving infectious disease detection in hospitals and public health settings worldwide. • Design, develop and improve microfluidic systems and cartridge architectures for use within automated instrumentation., • Translate biological assay requirements into practical microfluidic designs suitable for automation., • Define and refine interfaces between cartridge and instrument, including fluidic, mechanical and thermal interactions., • Collaborate with instrumentation, electronics and firmware engineers to ensure cartridge designs work effectively with automated actuation and control systems., • Support integration of microfluidic cartridges into prototype systems, including hands‑on testing, troubleshooting and system-level validation., • Prototype and test microfluidic designs using appropriate fabrication techniques, such as soft lithography, machining and rapid prototyping., • Design and execute experiments to evaluate cartridge performance, including yield, efficiency and repeatability., • Identify and help resolve fluidic, mechanical and assay-related failure modes., • Contribute to improving robustness, manufacturability and ease of use of cartridge designs., • Document designs, test results and iteration outcomes clearly and systematically., • Contribute to design reviews and technical decision-making within the microfluidics domain. We welcome applicants with a range of experiences and career paths. You may have gained relevant expertise in industry, applied research or academia. • BSc or BEng (or equivalent) in Engineering, Physics, Bioengineering, or related field with specialisation in microfluidics, MEMS, or lab-on-a-chip systems, • 4+ years’ experience in microfluidics, lab‑on‑chip systems, or related areas (industry or applied research)., • Experience designing and developing microfluidic systems, devices or closely related technologies., • Understanding of fluid behaviour at small scales, including areas such as mixing, flow control or multiphase systems., • Experience working with biological or chemical assays, ideally within microfluidic or closely related systems., • Practical experience in prototyping and testing devices or experimental systems., • Experience designing for integration with external systems, such as actuators, pumps or thermal systems., • Ability to design and run structured experiments to evaluate system performance., • Experience troubleshooting and improving performance in complex systems., • Familiarity with CAD or similar design tools., • Strong problem‑solving skills and a practical approach to experimental work., • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, biology and software., • Experience designing microfluidic systems for automated or semi‑automated platforms., • Knowledge of sample preparation workflows, such as nucleic acid extraction, host depletion or amplification., • Familiarity with bead‑based workflows, particle separation or cell lysis techniques., • Experience working with complex biological samples, such as blood, sputum or environmental samples., • Understanding of contamination control and sample handling in diagnostic systems., • Experience considering manufacturability and scale‑up of microfluidic designs., • Familiarity with cartridge‑based or disposable device design., • Exposure to integration of microfluidics with sensors or detection systems., • Experience working in research and development or product development environments., • Enjoys hands‑on experimental and engineering work, including building, testing and iterating real systems., • Comfortable working in an R&D environment where priorities can evolve., • Approaches technical challenges thoughtfully and systematically., • Collaborative and team‑oriented, working effectively with engineers, scientists and software developers., • Able to translate scientific concepts into robust engineering solutions., • Detail‑oriented and methodical in experimental design, testing and documentation., • Able to work independently within their area of expertise while contributing to wider team goals., • Communicates technical challenges and solutions clearly across disciplines., • Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday pay, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)., • You must be eligible to work in the UK with occasional travel (1-3 trips per year). #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) is seeking highly motivated and skilled Scientist (all levels) in Molecular Biology to be part of a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. The successful candidate will design and conduct experiments aligned with stage-gated milestones. The Scientist will be expected to contribute to publications and IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real‑world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. The ideal candidate will have an intrinsic motivation to translate their research into commercial solutions for real‑life impact, and be a creative problem solver, ready to be part of a rapidly scaling team. • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes, • Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments, • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to laboratory-wide discussions on developments within the field, • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate, • Collaborate with experts across the EIT ecosystem, e.g. at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology., • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours, • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery, • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance and best scientific practice, • PhD and > 5 years postdoctoral research experience in high-performance (ideally, plant) molecular biology labs in industry or academia, • Extensive experience in the design, construction, and deployment of (ideally, plant) gene libraries for gene discovery, trait engineering, and functional genomics applications., • Hands-on experience with pooled transformation, selection, screening, and deconvolution workflows in plant cells, tissues, or whole plant systems., • Expertise in molecular cloning techniques including Golden Gate, Gateway, Gibson Assembly and modular DNA assembly systems., • Experience applying NGS-based methods for library quality control, construct identification, barcode tracking, and pooled-screen analysis., • Ability to design, optimise, and troubleshoot automated molecular biology workflows, including cloning, transformation, screening, and sample preparation processes., • The aptitude to rapidly test diverse and ambitious new hypotheses while retaining the flexibility to recognize and pivot away from ideas that fail to show promise, • Extensive knowledge of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, transient expression systems, and stable transformation approaches across plant species., • Proven experience designing and utilising a wide range of plant expression vectors, binary vectors, and transformation constructs., • Strong understanding of plant gene regulatory networks, transcription factor biology, promoter architecture, and plant gene expression control mechanisms., • Demonstrated experience operating and developing workflows for laboratory automation platforms and liquid handling systems (e.g., Opentrons, Hamilton, or equivalent)., • Experience with high-throughput sample processing in multiwell plate formats, • Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams spanning molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, automation, and computational biology., • Excellent experimental documentation, scientific communication, and project management skills., • Familiarity with laboratory data management systems, electronic lab notebooks, and automated data capture workflows., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. GBI will have sustained and substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its ground-breaking vision for engineering biology. GBI researchers will also be supported by cutting-edge technology hubs including mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, sequencing, automation, imaging, and bioprocessing. GBI will also have access to substantial compute resources that can be leveraged to further accelerate progress, including scientific compute, bioinformatics, and machine learning. The environment at GBI will allow researchers to undertake ambitious, long‑term, collaborative research, and we will actively support the translation of research to commercial applications, where appropriate. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose‑made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state‑of‑the‑art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavors. At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail orientated Team Coordinator. This is a junior administrative role supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the GBI. Reporting to the EA to the Executive Director, the Team Coordinator carries out routine administrative and coordination tasks across the wider GBI team, including diary and travel coordination, visitor hosting, event logistics, and general office administration. The ideal candidate is highly organised, reliable, and comfortable managing multiple routine tasks under direction in a fast‑paced research environment. This role offers strong exposure to the workings of a growing scientific institute and a solid foundation for a future career in operations or executive support. • Provide administrative support and coordination across GBI, working alongside the Executive Assistants, to ensure consistent coverage of routine day-to-day administrative tasks, • Take on high-frequency administrative tasks (expenses, scheduling logistics, data entry) as directed, • Act as a first point of contact for routine administrative queries, escalating anything complex, sensitive, or requiring judgement to your line manager., • Meet and greet visitors, providing a professional and friendly welcome, • Manage meeting room bookings and ensure rooms are set up and equipped (AV, catering) ahead of meetings, • Ensure offices are consistently stocked with essential stationery and supplies, • Support travel and event organisation, including catering and bookings, • Liaise with facilities/building management on office issues, • Maintain and update team contact lists, organisational charts, and shared records, following established formats and processes, • Maintain accurate records for audit/compliance purposes (e.g. expense documentation, visitor logs), • Provide ad hoc support as required, • Experience in an administrative or coordinator role., • Competence with Microsoft 365 and communication tools., • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail., • Strong written and verbal communication skills., • Dependable and professional., • Collaborative and service-oriented., • Detail-focused and accurate., • Eager to learn and develop, • Travel Allowance, • Annual Bonus, • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)., • The postholder is expected to be on‑site in Oxford five days per week. Some flexibility may be considered in line with business requirements and operational priorities. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At EIT we are looking for a Clinical Operations, Partnership Manager to join the Commercial Projects team within the Legal, Commercial and Compliance division of EIT on a fixed term 12-month contract. This role leads management from EIT's side of the partnership with our clinical services delivery partner, and co-ordinates operational delivery to ensure we successfully build, launch, deliver and grow our EIT Oxford Clinic to deliver impactful and innovative healthcare services to the local community. Your Responsibilities: Liaison and Partnership Stewardship • Serve as the primary point of contact for EIT's Clinic operating partner, and their affiliates, ensuring regular engagement and communication., • Develop and maintain trusted, senior-level partner relationships through proactive outreach, relationship management, and stewardship of key partnerships based on agreed governance structures., • Negotiate to deliver on EIT's preferred position on scopes of work, amendments to the delivery frameworks, and establishment and monitoring of performance expectations, • Identify opportunities to expand and strengthen the partnership, for example to facilitate collaboration on innovation or clinical research proposals to advance medical humane endeavours., • Working with existing best practices (Asana, Confluence etc.) where available, establish a robust Partnership Management Framework to drive the appropriate rhythm, tracking, reporting and visibility of the progression to shared goals., • Act as trusted EIT representative for external meetings with our EIT Clinic partner regarding operational delivery of the clinic in Oxford, and any additional agreed programs or active partnerships., • Provide clear communication and reporting to the Clinic Committee, Collaboration Leads, EIT Central Operations leadership (Legal, Commercial, Compliance, Finance, other) on a regular basis and other internal stakeholders upon request., • Manage internal stakeholder communications regarding Clinic Operational performance and progress and act as a main point of contact across EIT for any concerns or escalations., • Working hand in hand with EIT Delivery stakeholders (Estates, Facilities, IT etc.) regularly monitor and evaluate operational pre-opening and post-opening progression against the agreed project priorities and timelines and manage deviations as appropriate based on the escalation process., • Support business planning for ongoing clinical operations and infrastructure, based on agreed terms., • Working with central communications team and following agreed scheduling, lead or co-lead EIT communications and narratives (internal and, if required, public facing) regarding clinical operations and programme progress., • Week to week, oversee Clinic program budgets and operational expenditure., • Provide support for Clinic-related financial forecasting and resource planning., • Where required for EIT Clinic-related procurement, act as a nominated approver and/or requisition raiser., • Act as the main point of contact regarding EIT Clinical operations, for the EIT Finance Team and, with the Director, Commercial Projects review month to month Clinic budget performance., • Provide industry expertise to support and oversee the design, launch, and management of EIT's Clinic marketing and launch activities, led by our Clinic partner., • Proven stakeholder and partnership management skills within clinical operations, with the credibility to engage senior leaders., • Strong negotiation and influencing capability, ensuring agreed frameworks, scopes, and expectations are effectively secured., • Commercially and financially astute, with the ability to oversee budgets, monitor expenditure, and support accurate forecasting., • Understanding of UK healthcare systems and regulatory frameworks, leading or overseeing clinical operations across a team, department or programme. At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Scientific Compute and Data team builds the compute, data and tooling foundation behind EIT's science. We run the cloud and GPU infrastructure that the models train on, the data infrastructure that instruments, robots and researchers use, and the data products and shared data models that let one team's results be built on by the next. We provide hands-on expertise in platform engineering, data engineering, and data management, and create common tooling for every lab to accelerate their experiments across gene editing, battery chemistry, plant biology and more. At EIT we are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Scientific Compute and Data team. Our Data Engineers in Autonomous Systems work within a wider project, AutoLabs. This is where EIT automates the scientific discovery loop: experimental design, execution, analysis, and the learning that feeds back into the next experiment and the lab itself. The AutoLabs data platform captures, stores and serves high-frequency multimodal data. It spans an edge-to-cloud telemetry stack (MQTT, Kafka, media streams such as HLS), streaming APIs, and a growing set of hardware integrations across multiple sites including robotic systems, sensor rigs and lab instruments. Our labs produce raw data for a fast-growing set of models: vision-language-action models, orchestration and monitoring models, and world models that learn the dynamics of a laboratory to simulate experiments before they are run. As a Data Engineer, you’ll work directly alongside AI researchers, software engineers, robotics engineers, and domain scientists to build the data layer that makes our autonomous operations possible. You will contribute to an engineering culture that values robust system design, testing, and deep collaboration, but allows flexibility for rapid prototyping and responsiveness to changing landscapes. • Build high-throughput, low-latency ingestion for live video, sensor telemetry, robot joint state and instrument control signals, integrating validation at the edge before data reaches the cloud., • Work across the edge-to-cloud stack, from edge devices and MQTT brokers through to Kafka topics, cloud storage, and the APIs that serve scientists and ML pipelines., • Turn streams of robot state, instrument output and video into structured database transactions: which arm did what to which sample, when, and what came out., • Build the knowledge graph on top of that, linking inputs to results, so that a fact can always be traced back to the video segment and sensor readings behind it., • Make the output model-ready: the formats, sampling, labelling and provenance that training and evaluation need, working directly with the researchers who consume it.Nobody checks every box - if you’re not sure if you’re qualified, we still encourage you to apply., • You have strong programming experience in Python, and value code quality, reliability, and performance while adapting to an evolving industry., • You think in systems and own them end-to-end - from device output to APIs - and embrace long-term engineering rather than one-off scripts., • Experience with real-time data streaming - Kafka or Pub/Sub (or equivalent), and the challenges that come with high-frequency, low-latency data capture., • You treat reproducibility, version control, schema design and lineage as the things that make good science possible., • A clear, respectful communicator who can collaborate with scientists, roboticists and researchers., • Automated lab or life sciences environments - instrument APIs, lab protocols, and what scientists expect of data quality., • Data pipelines for physical systems: robotics (e.g. MQTT), autonomous vehicles, lab or clinical instruments, industrial control, or similar environments., • Knowledge, entity, search or feed systems where correctness under continuous update was the hard part., • Stateful stream processing (Flink, Kafka Streams, Beam or similar): event time, watermarks, exactly-once., • APIs for data ingestion and consumption with FastAPI, gRPC or GraphQL., • Graph stores and entity resolution or curation at scale, where the interesting decisions are about what to keep, merge or drop., • Experience working close to model development, such as curating training or evaluation data, or building the data systems that feed models. You don’t need to be a machine learning engineer, but you should know what makes a dataset good., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • 2 days per week in Oxford office, 1 day per week in employee’s choice of Oxford or London office, 2 days per week work from any UK location., • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . EIT, in partnership with Foster + Partners, is restoring and reimagining the historic Eagle & Child pub in Oxford - a landmark venue renowned for its rich literary and cultural heritage. As the pub enters an exciting new chapter, we are seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide dedicated people support for The Eagle & Child, ensuring an exceptional employee experience in a fast-paced hospitality environment. • Act as the first point of contact for employee relations matters within The Eagle & Child., • Manage investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance concerns, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and internal policies., • Provide timely, pragmatic advice to managers, escalating complex matters to the HR Business Partner where appropriate., • Foster positive employee relations and support an inclusive and respectful workplace culture., • Partner with hiring managers and the Talent team to attract and recruit high-calibre hospitality professionals., • Support workforce planning activities, ensuring staffing levels meet operational requirements., • Coordinate onboarding and induction programmes to ensure new employees are effectively integrated into the business., • Work with managers to identify talent, succession opportunities and career development pathways., • Support the implementation of learning and development initiatives that enhance employee capability and service excellence., • Identify skills gaps and training needs across front-of-house, kitchen and operational teams., • Promote continuous professional development and support leadership development for managers and supervisors., • Provide guidance and coaching to managers on performance management processes., • Support managers in setting objectives, delivering feedback and managing performance improvement plans., • Encourage a culture of high performance, accountability and recognition., • Support employee engagement activities and initiatives that reinforce EIT and The Eagle & Child values., • Gather and analyse employee feedback, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement., • Work closely with operational leaders to maintain a positive and engaging employee experience., • Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation., • Produce HR reports and analyse people metrics including turnover, absence, recruitment and engagement data., • Use data-driven insights to identify trends and recommend improvements to people practices., • Ensure compliance with UK employment legislation and company policies., • Support audits and compliance activities relating to people processes., • Assist in reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures relevant to the hospitality operation., • Promote best practice in employee wellbeing, health and safety, and workforce management., • Human Resources Knowledge: Working knowledge of HR principles, policies, procedures, and employment law., • Employee Relations: Strong experience handling multiple employee relations issues with sensitivity and discretion., • Data Analytics: Proficient in HR data analysis, using metrics to drive decision‑making and provide actionable insights., • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels., • Project Management: Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively., • Problem Solving: Analytical thinking and decision‑making ability to address HR related challenges proactively., • Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with a flexible, solution‑focused approach., • Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred or clear evidence from career history of qualification by experience. Experience: Proven experience delivering HR support across the employee lifecycle within hospitality or similarly fast‑paced operational environments. • Certifications: CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 is highly desirable., • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July, • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Scientist or Senior Scientist in Plant Cell Screening and Photosynthesis Engineering to join its pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The successful candidate will lead the development of an innovative plant cell-based screening platform for evaluating carbon fixation. Once established, the platform will be used to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes and assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis. The most promising enzyme variants and pathway designs will be advanced into whole plants to support the development of high-performance crop varieties with enhanced photosynthetic capacity. The scientist will be expected to contribute to IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real-world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT’s mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. • Lead the development of a plant cell–based screening platform to assess carbon fixation and other physiological responses in suspension cultures, • Develop and apply quantitative methods to measure carbon fixation rates in plant cell suspensions, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to Identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis, • Lead genetic engineering experiments in plant cell cultures, includingtargetedgene knockouts, gene insertions,andCRISPR-based genome editing, • Apply iterative design–build–test–learn cycles to develop and refine engineering strategies, • Advance promising enzyme variants and pathway designs into whole plants for functional validation, • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones., • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments., • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to discussions on developments within the field., • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate., • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours., • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery., • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • PhD in Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline., • Strong research background with expertise in one or more areas relevant to the role. Indicative examples include:, • Demonstrated experience developing or applying cell-based methods to measure carbon fixation, photosynthetic activity and/or metabolic performance, • Demonstrated experience in engineering photosynthesis or carbon fixation, • Demonstrated experience in plant metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering or synthetic biology, • Demonstrated experience designing, generating or screening enzyme variant libraries., • Demonstrated experience with transient and stable genetic engineering in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockout, gene insertion, and CRISPR-based genome editing., • Experience using bioreactor and microculture platforms for plant cell cultivation, physiological monitoring and experimental workflows, • Experience with plant gas-exchange analysis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in plant cells or tissues., • Knowledge of enzyme biochemistry, assembly and regulation., • Experience generating and preparing biological samples for transcriptomic, metabolomic and proteomic analyses., • Experience with laboratory automation, robotics and high-throughput experimental workflows., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. We are seeking a highly motivatedBioinformaticianto join the Bioinformatics platform team, which builds computational tools for plant biology in close collaboration with the phenotyping platform and research teams. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of genomics, transcriptomics, and computational biology, to accelerate plant science research. By developing and implementing bioinformatics algorithms, your work will directly shape how biological questions are translated into computational analyses, enabling researchers to unravel complex traits and predict phenotypic outcomes with greater accuracy. The role will require working closely with bioinformatics engineers and research scientists to design and deliver enterprise-level analytical approaches that meet the evolving needs of the institute. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in genomics and transcriptomics, experience working with complex plant genomes, and the ability to break down complex research questions into clear, tangible milestones for implementation. • Develop and implement bioinformatics algorithms for the analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data., • Translate complex research questions into well-defined analytical approaches and implementation milestones., • Apply and evaluate machine learning methods to predict complex traits and phenotypic outcomes from genomic and transcriptomic data., • Analyse and interpret large-scale genomic and transcriptomic datasets from complex plant genomes., • Collaborate with bioinformatics engineers and systems administrators to integrate algorithms into production pipelines and workflows., • Communicate analytical approaches and findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders., • PhD, or equivalent research experience, in Bioinformatics, Genomics, Computational Biology, or a related field., • Strong background in genomics and transcriptomics, with demonstrated experience working with complex plant genomes., • Experience with bioinformatics tools for genome assembly, annotation and variant analysis., • Familiarity operating within Linux environments, including operating within HPC and/or cloud environments (e.g. SLURM, OCI)., • Experience applying machine learning methods to genomic and transcriptomic data, with an understanding of different ML approaches and their suitability for different biological questions., • Demonstrated experience predicting complex traits and phenotypic outcomes from biological data., • Proven ability to interpret complex research questions and break them down into tangible, actionable milestones., • Strong programming and scripting skills for data analysis (e.g. Python, R)., • Deep understanding of bioinformatics file formats, tools, and databases (e.g. FASTQ, BAM/VCF, BLAST, reference genomes)., • Experience using and developing version-controlled codebases, familiarity with common tools (git) and development practices., • Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, systems administrators, and research scientists to deliver research outcomes., • Experience with workflow management systems (e.g. Nextflow, Snakemake)., • Experience with plant trait engineering and design., • Understanding of FAIR data principles and metadata standards., • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members or collaborators., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO₂ Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside. Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines. Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. At EIT we are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Lead for AI & Automation for Plant Transformation to join the Transformation Facility at the pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The candidate will work closely with the AI & Robotics (AIR) team at EIT, and other external partners, providing plant sciences subject matter expertise to co‑develop AI and automation solutions that transform and accelerate plant transformation workflows while enhancing pipeline efficiency. The successful candidate will work within a matrixed, cross functional project team to guide the design and deployment of technology which integrates robotics, computer vision, and data infrastructure to enable scalable, reproducible and data rich transformation platforms, supporting the team with subject matter expertise, structured project planning and execution, and accountability for outcomes. This role offers a unique opportunity to establish an applied technologies team while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. The candidate will be expected to play an active role in translating research into commercially applicable tools to advance trait programs and delivering commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This is an exciting opportunity to develop as a leader in a dynamic, well-supported, and purpose-driven environment. • Provide plant sciences subject matter expertise to design, develop and implement automated robotic systems for transformation and tissue culture workflows., • Co-develop computer vision systems for the transformation pipeline, validation of phenotyping and automation tools, and performance optimization., • Lead the data strategy and validation of predictive ML models to optimize transformation efficiency and regeneration success., • Partner with AIR and data engineering teams to establish robust data pipelines for predictive modelling using multilayer phenotyping and automation data in high-throughput transformation pipelines., • Provide scientific and project leadership to researchers and engineers in applied AI/ML and automation engineering within a matrix team structure., • Co-develop and manage project plans, timelines, and reporting frameworks to ensure delivery of technical milestones and progression towards deployable products, • Provide oversight and accountability within PBI for this matrixed project team ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and commitments, • Engage stakeholders acr #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Scientist or Senior Scientist in Plant Cell Screening and Photosynthesis Engineering to join its pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The successful candidate will lead the development of an innovative plant cell-based screening platform for evaluating carbon fixation. Once established, the platform will be used to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes and assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis. The most promising enzyme variants and pathway designs will be advanced into whole plants to support the development of high-performance crop varieties with enhanced photosynthetic capacity. The scientist will be expected to contribute to IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real-world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT’s mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. • Lead the development of a plant cell-based screening platform to assess carbon fixation and other physiological responses in suspension cultures, • Develop and apply quantitative methods to measure carbon fixation rates in plant cell suspensions, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes, • Use the plant cell-based screening platform to assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis, • Lead genetic engineering experiments in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockouts, gene insertions, and CRISPR-based genome editing, • Apply iterative design-build-test-learn cycles to develop and refine engineering strategies, • Advance promising enzyme variants and pathway designs into whole plants for functional validation, • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Deliver research progress through stage-gated milestones., • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments., • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to discussions on developments within the field., • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate., • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours., • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery., • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • PhD in Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline., • Strong research background with expertise in one or more areas relevant to the role. Indicative examples include:, • Demonstrated experience developing or applying cell-based methods to measure carbon fixation, photosynthetic activity and/or metabolic performance, • Demonstrated experience in engineering photosynthesis or carbon fixation, • Demonstrated experience in plant metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering or synthetic biology, • Demonstrated experience designing, generating or screening enzyme variant libraries., • Demonstrated experience with transient and stable genetic engineering in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockout, gene insertion, and CRISPR-based genome editing., • Experience using bioreactor and microculture platforms for plant cell cultivation, physiological monitoring and experimental workflows, • Experience with plant gas-exchange analysis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in plant cells or tissues., • Knowledge of enzyme biochemistry, assembly and regulation., • Experience generating and preparing biological samples for transcriptomic, metabolomic and proteomic analyses., • Experience with laboratory automation, robotics and high-throughput experimental workflows., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas for lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org Join ourSciCompteam to build the cloud and compute foundation that enables scientific breakthroughs. Deliver reliable, secure platforms and self-service guardrails that accelerate experimentation and turn ideas into results - faster, at scale, and with confidence. • Architect, build, andoperateour cloud platform, moving infrastructure beyond theinitialsetup to deliver resilient compute, network, and storage, including full-sized GPU clusters, • Drive the implementation of highly structured, auditable delivery pipelines (CI/CD/GitOps) using to enforce automated, repeatable infrastructure changes, • Design and deploy automated governance and security controls using Policy-as-Code (specificallyKyvernoand YAML) to ensure strong isolation, protect data, and meet internal audit standards, • Establish the foundational monitoring, alerting, and telemetry frameworkrequiredfor robust operations, defining clear SLOs, and setting the course for future SRE work, • Partner with Research and Data teams to build self-service capabilities that efficiently support diverse workloads, from Python notebooks to distributed clusters, • Proven experience platform engineering, with a demonstrabletrack recordof architecting and automating operational processes, • A highly proactive attitude and a passion for introducing and automating operational structure, • Expertisewith at least one major cloud provider (OCI, AWS, GCP, or Azure), • Proficiencywith Terraform for declarative, large-scale infrastructure provisioning, • Comfortable with operating and managing large-scale, resilient Kubernetes clusters, • Proficiencyin at least one major language for system-level tools (e.g. Python, Go, or Java) with some scripting experience, • Familiarity with modern Policy-as-Code tooling, • A passion for introducing and automating operational rigour and structure, • Experience supporting ML and Data Engineering workloads, • Competitive salary (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate) and can commit to being onsite at our Oxford office, a minimum of 3 days per working week. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Scientist or Senior Scientist in Plant Cell Screening and Photosynthesis Engineering to join its pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The successful candidate will lead the development of an innovative plant cell‑based screening platform for evaluating carbon fixation. Once established, the platform will be used to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes and assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis. The most promising enzyme variants and pathway designs will be advanced into whole plants to support the development of high‑performance crop varieties with enhanced photosynthetic capacity. The scientist will be expected to contribute to IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real‑world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high‑impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. • Lead the development of a plant cell‑based screening platform to assess carbon fixation and other physiological responses in suspension cultures, • Develop and apply quantitative methods to measure carbon fixation rates in plant cell suspensions, • Use the plant cell‑based screening platform to Identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes, • Use the plant cell‑based screening platform to assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis, • Lead genetic engineering experiments in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockouts, gene insertions, and CRISPR‑based genome editing, • Apply iterative design‑build‑test‑learn cycles to develop and refine engineering strategies, • Advance promising enzyme variants and pathway designs into whole plants for functional validation, • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones., • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments., • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to discussions on developments within the field., • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate., • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours., • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery., • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • PhD in Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline., • Strong research background with expertise in one or more areas relevant to the role. Indicative examples include:, • Demonstrated experience developing or applying cell‑based methods to measure carbon fixation, photosynthetic activity and/or metabolic performance, • Demonstrated experience in engineering photosynthesis or carbon fixation, • Demonstrated experience in plant metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering or synthetic biology, • Demonstrated experience designing, generating or screening enzyme variant libraries., • Demonstrated experience with transient and stable genetic engineering in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockout, gene insertion, and CRISPR‑based genome editing., • Experience using bioreactor and microculture platforms for plant cell cultivation, physiological monitoring and experimental workflows, • Experience with plant gas‑exchange analysis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in plant cells or tissues., • Knowledge of enzyme biochemistry, assembly and regulation., • Experience generating and preparing biological samples for transcriptomic, metabolomic and proteomic analyses., • Experience with laboratory automation, robotics and high‑throughput experimental workflows., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO₂ Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . EIT is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer with demonstrable experience to design, build and operate a secure, scalable and highly available Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform supporting enterprise applications, scientific research and AI workloads. Working closely with Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering teams, you will deliver modern cloud services using Infrastructure as Code, automation and cloud-native best practices. • Design, build, automate and operate secure, scalable, highly available OCI platform services and workloads., • Manage OCI networking, compute, storage, identity, DNS, load balancing, object storage, monitoring and logging., • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with Git-based CI/CD., • Implement cloud security controls, IAM roles and policies, network segmentation, secrets management, vulnerability remediation and audit requirements., • Establish platform monitoring, alerting, logging, capacity management, backup, disaster recovery and incident-response procedures., • Manage patching, upgrades, lifecycle management and service reliability for cloud workloads., • Support application, research and AI teams with reusable cloud patterns, self-service capabilities and technical guidance., • Optimise OCI consumption, performance and cost, working with stakeholders on forecasting and governance., • Maintain architecture documentation, standards, runbooks and operational procedures., • Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or another major public cloud platform., • Experience designing and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure., • Experience using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code., • Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring and backup., • Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines., • Linux administration experience., • Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell or Python., • Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills., • OCI certifications, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate or Professional., • Experience with Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE), Docker and Kubernetes., • Experience supporting AI, data, research or high-performance computing workloads., • Experience with cloud security, vulnerability management and compliance controls., • Knowledge of VMware, hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure integration., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday., • Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year., • You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents., • Including hospital, • Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside, • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines, • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. We are seeking a visionary and accomplished Group Leader/Senior Group Leader in Advanced Genome Technologies to lead a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. This senior leadership role is integral to shaping a newly established and rapidly scaling Plant Biology Institute that aspires to become a global leader in delivering scientific breakthroughs with real‑world impact. The successful candidate will establish and lead a world‑class research programme in advanced genome technologies and/or next‑generation plant transformation approaches working at the cutting edge of plant biotechnology, developing new and enhanced methods for genetic manipulation, plant regeneration, and DNA/RNA delivery to plants that enable a step change in our technological ability to engineer plants. They will build and manage a high‑performing, interdisciplinary team, develop cross‑sector collaborations, and ensure research excellence is translated into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT's mission of humane and sustainable innovation. This is a rare opportunity to define the scientific direction of a next‑generation research hub addressing some of the planet's most pressing challenges. • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant sciences research institute which is aiming to scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges, • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies, with a particular emphasis on novel plant transformation, plant regeneration, and/or novel DNA/RNA delivery systems, • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven, • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including group leaders, post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values, • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the advanced genome technology program which is aimed at changing the art of the possible in plant engineering through advances in plant transformation technologies (large scale DNA delivery, targeted insertions, engineering agrobacterium, high throughput approaches and/or automation), • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting‑edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes, • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no‑go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre‑emptive decisions to enable future scale‑up, • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team, • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice, • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships, • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EITs humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property, • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry, • Recognised thought leader in their field, • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers, • Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs, • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists including interdisciplinary workstream integration, • Demonstration of commercial awareness and versatility of research that could serve a wide range of different applications. Development of partnerships with engineering, technical partners and licensees/channel partners, • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience, • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline, • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical InsuranceHospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • Newly constructed, state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, and substantial core funding, • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production, • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin‑out generation, and leadership development #J-18808-Ljbffr

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long-term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. Your Role: We are seeking a visionary and accomplished Group Leader/Senior Group Leader in Advanced Genome Technologies to lead a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. This senior leadership role is integral to shaping a newly established and rapidly scaling Plant Biology Institute that aspires to become a global leader in delivering scientific breakthroughs with real-world impact. The successful candidate will establish and lead a world-class research programme in advanced genome technologies and/or next-generation plant transformation approaches working at the cutting edge of plant biotechnology, developing new and enhanced methods for genetic manipulation, plant regeneration, and DNA/RNA delivery to plants that enable a step change in our technological ability to engineer plants. They will build and manage a high-performing, interdisciplinary team, develop cross-sector collaborations, and ensure research excellence is translated into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT's mission of humane and sustainable innovation. This is a rare opportunity to define the scientific direction of a next-generation research hub addressing some of the planet's most pressing challenges. Your Responsibilities: Leadership: • Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant sciences research institute which is aiming to scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges., • Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies, with a particular emphasis on novel plant transformation, plant regeneration, and/or novel DNA/RNA delivery systems., • To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven., • To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including group leaders, post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values. Research designed for impact: • Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the advanced genome technology program which is aimed at changing the art of the possible in plant engineering through advances in plant transformation technologies (large scale DNA delivery, targeted insertions, engineering agrobacterium, high throughput approaches and/or automation), • Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting-edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group., • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no-go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre-emptive decisions to enable future scale-up., • Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team., • Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships., • To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EITs humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: • Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry., • Recognised thought leader in their field., • Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers., • Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs., • Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists including interdisciplinary workstream integration., • Demonstration of commercial awareness and versatility of research that could serve a wide range of different applications. Development of partnerships with engineering, technical partners and licensees/channel partners., • Project management, communication and resource allocation experience., • Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline. Our Benefits: • Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit What we offer: • Newly constructed, state-of-the-art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, and substantial core funding., • A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production., • Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin-out generation, and leadership development. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO₂ Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside. Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines. Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) is seeking highly motivated and skilled Scientist (all levels) in Molecular Biology to be part of a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. The successful candidate will design and conduct experiments aligned with stage‑gated milestones. The Scientist will be expected to contribute to publications and IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real‑world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high‑impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. The ideal candidate will have an intrinsic motivation to translate their research into commercial solutions for real‑life impact, and be a creative problem solver, ready to be part of a rapidly scaling team. Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes. Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments. Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to laboratory‑wide discussions on developments within the field. Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate. Collaborate with experts across the EIT ecosystem, e.g. at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology. Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours. Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery. Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance and best scientific practice. PhD and > 5 years postdoctoral research experience in high-performance (ideally, plant) molecular biology labs in industry or academia Extensive experience in the design, construction, and deployment of (ideally, plant) gene libraries for gene discovery, trait engineering, and functional genomics applications. Hands‑on experience with pooled transformation, selection, screening, and deconvolution workflows in plant cells, tissues, or whole plant systems. Expertise in molecular cloning techniques i #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work – work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real‑world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org. The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world‑class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting‑edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant‑based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. We are seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatician to join the Bioinformatics platform team, which builds computational tools for plant biology in close collaboration with the phenotyping platform and research teams. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of genomics, transcriptomics, and computational biology, to accelerate plant science research. By developing and implementing bioinformatics algorithms, your work will directly shape how biological questions are translated into computational analyses, enabling researchers to unravel complex traits and predict phenotypic outcomes with greater accuracy. The role will require working closely with bioinformatics engineers and research scientists to design and deliver enterprise‑level analytical approaches that meet the evolving needs of the institute. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in genomics and transcriptomics, experience working with complex plant genomes, and the ability to break down complex research questions into clear, tangible milestones for implementation. • Develop and implement bioinformatics algorithms for the analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data., • Translate complex research questions into well‑defined analytical approaches and implementation milestones., • Apply and evaluate machine learning methods to predict complex traits and phenotypic outcomes from genomic and transcriptomic data., • Analyse and interpret large‑scale genomic and transcriptomic datasets from complex plant genomes., • Collaborate with bioinformatics engineers and systems administrators to integrate algorithms into production pipelines and workflows., • Communicate analytical approaches and findings clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders., • PhD, or equivalent research experience, in Bioinformatics, Genomics, Computational Biology, or a related field., • Strong background in genomics and transcriptomics, with demonstrated experience working with complex plant genomes., • Experience with bioinformatics tools for genome assembly, annotation and variant analysis., • Familiarity operating within Linux environments, including operating within HPC and/or cloud environments (e.g. SLURM, OCI)., • Experience applying machine learning methods to genomic and transcriptomic data, with an understanding of different ML approaches and their suitability for different biological questions., • Demonstrated experience predicting complex traits and phenotypic outcomes from biological data., • Proven ability to interpret complex research questions and break them down into tangible, actionable milestones., • Strong programming and scripting skills for data analysis (e.g. Python, R)., • Deep understanding of bioinformatics file formats, tools, and databases (e.g. FASTQ, BAM/VCF, BLAST, reference genomes)., • Experience using and developing version‑controlled codebases, familiarity with common tools (git) and development practices., • Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, systems administrators, and research scientists to deliver research outcomes., • Experience with workflow management systems (e.g. Nextflow, Snakemake)., • Experience with plant trait engineering and design., • Understanding of FAIR data principles and metadata standards., • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members or collaborators., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance, • Hospital Cash Plan, • Therapy Services, • Perk Box, • Electric Car Scheme, • Childcare benefit, • You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis., • You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). #J-18808-Ljbffr

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: • Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, • Climate Change & Managing CO₂, • Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org . The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: • Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside., • Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides., • Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines., • Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long‑term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. EIT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Scientist or Senior Scientist in Plant Cell Screening and Photosynthesis Engineering to join its pioneering Plant Biology Institute. The successful candidate will lead the development of an innovative plant cell‑based screening platform for evaluating carbon fixation. Once established, the platform will be used to identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes and assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis. The most promising enzyme variants and pathway designs will be advanced into whole plants to support the development of high‑performance crop varieties with enhanced photosynthetic capacity. The scientist will be expected to contribute to IP generation and play an active role in translating research into real‑world and commercial solutions aligned with EIT's mission of humane technological advancement. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct high‑impact research at the forefront of plant science while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to drive innovation from lab to global impact. • Lead the development of a plant cell‑based screening platform to assess carbon fixation and other physiological responses in suspension cultures, • Develop and apply quantitative methods to measure carbon fixation rates in plant cell suspensions, • Use the plant cell‑based screening platform to Identify improved variants of photosynthesis enzymes, • Use the plant cell‑based screening platform to assess engineered metabolic pathways designed to enhance photosynthesis, • Lead genetic engineering experiments in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockouts, gene insertions, and CRISPR‑based genome editing, • Apply iterative design‑build‑test‑learn cycles to develop and refine engineering strategies, • Advance promising enzyme variants and pathway designs into whole plants for functional validation, • Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes., • Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones., • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments., • Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including contributing to discussions on developments within the field., • Assist in mentoring other members of the research group where appropriate., • Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours., • Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery., • Conduct research ethically, in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice., • PhD in Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline., • Strong research background with expertise in one or more areas relevant to the role. Indicative examples include:, • Demonstrated experience developing or applying cell‑based methods to measure carbon fixation, photosynthetic activity and/or metabolic performance, • Demonstrated experience in engineering photosynthesis or carbon fixation, • Demonstrated experience in plant metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering or synthetic biology, • Demonstrated experience designing, generating or screening enzyme variant libraries., • Demonstrated experience with transient and stable genetic engineering in plant cell cultures, including targeted gene knockout, gene insertion, and CRISPR‑based genome editing., • Experience using bioreactor and microculture platforms for plant cell cultivation, physiological monitoring and experimental workflows, • Experience with plant gas‑exchange analysis and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in plant cells or tissues., • Knowledge of enzyme biochemistry, assembly and regulation., • Experience generating and preparing biological samples for transcriptomic, metabolomic and proteomic analyses., • Experience with laboratory automation, robotics and high‑throughput experimental workflows., • Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus, • Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July., • Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%, • Life Assurance., • Income Protection, • Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan, • Employee discounts, • Electric car scheme, • Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Family Planning, • Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments, • Coaching & Therapy services #J-18808-Ljbffr