The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to invite applications for four new Grade 10 or Grade 11 (depending on experience) Professorship positions, available from October 2025:
- Associate Professor / Professor of Infection and/or Immunity
- Associate Professor / Professor of Developmental Plasticity and Robustness
- Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
- Associate Professor / Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The posts align with School's research strategy to foster innovative research across disciplinary boundaries.
The focus of the Associate Professor / Professor of Infection/Immunity will be to build a world-leading research programme, deliver excellent teaching, support the collaborative research culture and to positively engage with academic leadership both in the home Department(s) and across the School of Biological Sciences.
The successful applicant will have an excellent track record of implementing innovative solutions to address key research questions in the fields of infection or immunity, or at the intersection of these disciplines. Their research will accelerate research efforts within the School in the Grand Challenge areas: Changing pathogens in a changing world, Seeing infection through a new lens and Harnessing the immune system to fight disease (https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/research/infection-immunity).
They will work within at least one of these Grand Challenge spaces, and potentially across multiple. Example research areas may include but are not limited to:
- Innovative computational biology approaches to study infection and immunity
- Vaccination technologies for both infectious and non-communicable diseases
- Comparative immunology across multiple species and scales (from cells to populations)
- New in vitro and in vivo models of host immune responses to infection
- In situ imaging of infection and immunity
- New tools to study and prevent vector-borne diseases
A track record implementing innovative new strategies and/or technologies to address cutting-edge research questions in these Grand Challenge areas is essential, as is a track record of fostering adaptation of these innovations via collaborative scientific partnerships.
Academic responsibilities associated with this role will include delivering undergraduate and postgraduate lectures, practical classes and small group supervisions, engaging with the Research Theme initiatives, and positively contributing to the inclusive and collaborative ethos of the School. Mentoring and professional development of staff and students is expected as part of our inclusive and supportive community.
We particularly welcome applications from women, candidates who identify as Black or Asian and those who consider themselves to be racialized minorities, as they are currently under-represented at this level in the School of Biological Sciences. We offer mentoring and access to inclusion networks to support and empower individuals and enable an inclusive research culture.
Applications, including a 1500-word statement on current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae and publications list, a brief narrative (maximum 300 words per output) on your three most significant outputs a one-page statement on your teaching experience, contributions to open research and research culture improvement, and your perspective on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, along with three referees' details, should be submitted online by 30 September 2025.
The University of Cambridge is a signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), and we are committed to assessing research on the basis of its merits rather than the journal or venue in which it is published. Applicants should not include Journal Impact Factors or journal titles as a proxy for research quality in their applications.
For more information: https://www.biology.cam.ac.uk/files/dora.pdf
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to:
Professor Heike Laman, hl316@cam.ac.uk
Professor Stephen Graham, scg34@cam.ac.uk
Assistant Professor Kate Baker, kb827@cam.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact:
- Fiona Craig, fcc25@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference PK44232 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.
Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.