This vacancy is open to employees of the University of Nottingham only.

We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic person with a collaborative approach to working to join the School of Pharmacy’s Placements Team. This is a great opportunity to join a progressive, welcoming and innovative school, contributing to an area of work that has a big impact on the student experience. 

This role will act as a key point of contact for both students and external placement providers, so you will be expected to deliver a high level of service at all times. Main tasks will include:

• Developing relationships with external providers to establish high quality placement opportunities for our students
• Providing exceptional support to our students – including answering queries, supporting students before and during their placement and helping to develop key information packages to ensure that students are well-prepared for placements
• Allocating students to placements and quickly and efficiently dealing with any issues that may arise with allocations/placements
• Ensuring that the Placements Database is up-to-date and that all student/placement records and documentation are accurate
• Assisting in collating placement data for Health Education England submissions  
• Assisting with any financial administration associated with placements
• Providing administrative support to Placement Quality Assurance activities

You will need to bring to the role:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently to resolve issues and student/provider queries.
• Reliability, adaptability and the ability to maintain accuracy in your work, even when under pressure.
• Extensive IT knowledge, including MS Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and Teams)
• A positive attitude to building and maintaining professional relationships with students, providers and colleagues in the school/wider University.
• Substantial experience of working successfully as part of a team in an administrative role.

We can offer a hybrid working arrangement with a blended approach of office and home working each week. As a university employee, you will have an excellent choice of benefits and rewards, including staff discount and travel schemes, along with 27 days (pro rata) holiday allowance (plus additional University closure days) and a highly attractive pension scheme.

This post is offered on a permanent basis. Hours of work are part-time (21.75 hours). 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Gemma Hulme (gemma.hulme@nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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Closing Date: 29 May 2026
Category: Internal Only

This project is supported by an Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award (SHAPE as Medicine). The main aim is to explore how cell scale features, such as curvature, are sensed by adherent cells through mechanobiological mechanisms and to compare how the underlying systems and pathways differ or remain the same between cell types. This research will identify how these 3D structures influence cell metabolism, paracrine signalling, and gene expression. The long-term view is to embed these physical cues into additively manufactured biomaterials for bespoke biological applications, i.e., using SHAPE as medicine.

The successful candidate will design and deliver experiments spanning quantitative cell phenotyping, transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling, including the analysis of how curvature-driven responses differ between cell types. The project will involve advanced microscopy, mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, and molecular profiling approaches, with scope to contribute to the development of bioinstructive 3D printed biomaterials for regenerative medicine.

We are particularly seeking applicants with an interest in mechanobiology and expertise in analysing cell metabolites. Experience with advanced analytical approaches such as Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry (LESA-MS) or Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and pathway analysis/data processing workflows is required. Competence in in vitro mammalian cell culture, PCR, RNAseq, and fluorescent or confocal imaging will be essential. Quantitative image analysis, time-lapse microscopy, and/or working with mesenchymal stromal cells, fibroblasts, or primary human cells would be advantageous.

Candidates should hold (or be near completion of) a PhD in the life sciences or a closely related field. Experience in one or more of the following is essential:

• Mass spectrometry of metabolites (LESA-MS, ToF-SIMS) and associated pathway analysis/data processing workflows
• PCR and/or RNAseq
• In vitro mammalian cell culture
• Fluorescent/confocal imaging and associated automated image analysis
• Evidence of high-quality research outputs (appropriate to career stage)

This full-time (36.25 hours/week), fixed-term post is offered for 24 month, starting on 1st July 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter). 

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Robert Owen (robert.owen@nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. 

Closing Date: 28 May 2026
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)