Senior Postdoctoral Researcher in Parkinson’s Disease Biomarkers and α-Synuclein Seeding

Overview

The University of Oxford is offering a full-time, fixed-term position for a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences. Based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, Oxford, the role involves leading a laboratory-based workstream within the Translational Neuropathology Group led by Professor Laura Parkkinen. This position contributes to an international research programme titled Deciphering the Aggregatome: Unravelling Alpha-Synuclein Seeding Drivers in Parkinson’s Disease, which is supported by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and collaborates with the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and LMU Munich. The fixed-term appointment runs until the 31st of March 2029 in the first instance.

What you get

The position offers an annual salary ranging from £50,067 to £59,396 on Research Grade 8. The selected candidate will also receive advice and assistance regarding visa sponsorship through HR and the University's Staff Immigration Team once chosen for the role.

Requirements

Applicants must be experienced researchers capable of independently developing research questions and experimental strategies within the agreed programme. The role requires the ability to supervise junior researchers, coordinate specialist laboratory activities, and manage allocated resources. The postholder must be skilled in establishing and critically evaluating quantitative, recursive, and in situ seed amplification assays, integrating kinetic results with multi-omics findings, and collaborating closely with the broader research network while ensuring rigorous research governance and open-science sharing.

Key dates

The application deadline is 27-Nov-2026 at 12:00 midday, and only applications received before this time will be considered. Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.