School of MedicineLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineWe are seeking an enthusiastic individual to form part of a multidisciplinary team of clinical rheumatologists and fundamental scientists. Your role in this study would be to collect and process patient samples using spectral flow cytometry, and be responsible for storage and tracking of these samples. You are also expected to contribute to the experimental analyses of these samples. Location: LICAMM (with scope for hybrid working)We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Fixed term: 4 months (from July 2026) to complete specific time limited work. Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesAs a research technician your main duties will include:Managing and prioritising your own day to day workload, to collect, process and store samples, plan and conduct experiments whilst working with minimal supervision.Maintaining a proactive approach to the research project, inputting ideas and providing flexible technical support to staff and students based on their needs.Liaising effectively and proactively maintaining contact with colleagues across the team and ensuring the information is cascaded appropriately.Contributing to the safe and well organised functioning of the laboratory.Maintaining good records and laboratory notebooks of work carried out, including providing clear understandable data to other members of the research group where necessary.Preparing and updating standard operating procedures and providing technical support updates to other members of the team.Providing feedback to the principal investigator on service usage, stock utilisation, and discussing progress and future plans.Willingness to be trained in new techniques and to undertake additional training as required.What we offer in return26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s over 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also availableTo explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:Dr Amanda UnsworthEmail: [email protected] Closing Date: 10 Jun 2026 Section: Research Salary: £33,951 to £39,906 per annum

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 6 July 2026This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you an experienced and influential individual with experience of embedding and improving a professional IT contracts management capability? Are you focussed on driving outcomes from contracts, leading and delivering value from a range of IT contracts across strategic and operational suppliers?In addition to IT’s strategy to deliver a step-change in the quality and value of the IT Service, the University Executive have ambitious investment plans to transform the processes and services across Student Education, Corporate Services, and other key areas of the University. The contracting and supplier management capabilities of the IT Service are key to driving the value of these programmes and ensuring the delivery of the outcomes required of our partners and suppliers.Working with stakeholders across all levels of IT and the wider university, including significant engagement with Procurement, Finance and Legal teams. You will play a pivotal role in re-shaping and embedding an enhanced Contract and Supplier Management capability, ensuring the successful delivery of services from third party suppliers throughout the full contract lifecycle, as well as supporting the wider change portfolio and delivery of IT services.You will play a significant role in the development of a structured supplier management approach, and lead on its roll out across IT Services. You will ensure suppliers are actively managed to deliver contractual commitments in-line with the university's strategic goals, driving value, innovation, and continuous service improvement. You will establish clear performance regimes, governance forums, and relationship management practices to ensure suppliers operate as trusted partners aligned to university priorities.As an IT Contract Manager, you will also oversee and be responsible for supporting the engagement with IT’s strategic partnerships, working directly with change programmes and services across a large portfolio of suppliers, and ensuring the effective end-to-end management of IT contracts. If you thrive on working in a complex environment, where your ability to navigate contractual risks and issues are as developed as your skills in supplier relationship management, this is an exciting opportunity for you to build a capability from the ground up, and make a real difference in a world class organisation.What we offer in return26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.And much more! To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:Katherine Viglianisi, email: [email protected] Closing Date: 22 Jun 2026 Section: Professional & Managerial Salary: £51,753 to £59,966 per annum

Salary: £12.96 per hourThis is an exciting opportunity provided by the NIHR School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR) https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/) for two promising undergraduate students with an interest in a career in public health. The successful candidates will gain experience of working within an established research team and the opportunity to develop valuable research skills. Applicants must be: Current Lancaster University undergraduate students In the middle years of their first degree studies (normally between years 2 and 3 for students on a 3-year undergraduate programme or equivalent for 4-year undergraduate programmes). Expected to obtain a first or upper second class UK honours degree. The opportunity is hosted by the Liverpool and Lancaster Collaboration for public health research (LiLaC, www.lilac-healthequity.org.uk) and funded by the NIHR School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR, https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/). We are looking to recruit two undergraduate students with an interest in a career in public health research.The internships are offered as a casual work opportunity, on a part-time, flexible basis over the 2026 summer period. Each post is planned as 0.6 FTE (3 days per week) over approximately 8 weeks (exact working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate and supervisors). The successful students will be based in the Division of Health Research (DHR) at Lancaster University and work on one of two projects described in the further details document. Candidates must indicate a preference for one project during the application process. Project 1: Trauma-informed, creative research on belonging, safety and first contact (CREATE + Recognised, Not Retold)This internship is suited to students interested in health inequalities, the wider determinants of health, and participatory/creative qualitative research. You will support work that explores what makes support-service spaces feel safe and welcoming (or not), and how learning from lived experience can be translated into feasible improvements for practice. A distinctive feature of this placement is structured learning in trauma-informed approaches, and involvement in knowledge translation, helping turn findings from creative activities into stakeholder-ready learning (e.g., housing, council, NHS, voluntary sector). Project 2: Public health systems and health inequalities (Systems project using Qualitative Comparative Analysis)This internship is suited to students interested in public health systems, policy action on inequalities, and innovative methods. You will work with an experienced team using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to explore how different configurations of system “conditions” (e.g., governance arrangements, stability, policy embedding) relate to action on health inequalities and their social determinants. You will gain experience working with structured qualitative data sources and learning how QCA can be applied in public health research. Both internships sit within projects led by Dr Rebecca Mead (Lancaster University, Division of Health Research / LiLaC). Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the relevant project supervisor: Project 1 (CREATE + Recognised, Not Retold): Dr Yessica Mestre, Research Associate.Project 2 (Systems/QCA project): Dr Zoe Swithenbank, Senior Research Associate. Dr Mead will provide overall oversight and mentorship across both placements, alongside the wider LiLaC/SPHR team as needed. The successful applicants will be supported by the project leads and work within a friendly research environment. You will develop skills in research processes and writing for different audiences. You will be expected to complete a short report at the end of the internship plus either a blog or a practice/public-focused briefing (and there may be an opportunity to support dissemination activities). Our team and the Division of Health Research provide a welcoming research environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee and which actively promotes a healthy work-life balance. The Faculty is committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies and has held a Silver Athena SWAN award since 2014 in recognition of its good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups. Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact Yessica Mestre (first project) [email protected] or Zoe Swithenbank (second project) [email protected] submit a letter of application and CV and indicate which project you are applying for to:Yessica Mestre for Project 1 (CREATE + Recognised, Not Retold) [email protected] Swithenbank for Project 2 (Systems/QCA project) [email protected] Closing Date: 17 Jun 2026 Department: Casual Salary: £24,215 to £26,093

The School of Engineering is looking to appoint 3 highly motivated individual to join our technical team in the Engineering Department.You will provide technical support to the Department’s Mechanical and Chemical activities contributing to high quality teaching and research. The three roles are:G6 Mechanical – Manufacturing (Conventional and CNC) - full time, indefinite role based on-site at BailriggG5 Mechanical Engineering and Fabrication - full time, indefinite role based on-site at BailriggG4 Chemical Engineering Support – 1 year fixed term contract based on-site at BailriggYour work will include frequent liaison with teaching and research staff, undergraduate and post graduate students. You will also be expected to undertake work of a confidential nature on a regular basis. Applicants should be good communicators and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.The School draws upon over five decades of excellence and innovation in engineering, and today is a thriving centre for research and teaching. Our mission is to perform world-leading research, and to use that research to help understand and solve engineering challenges of global significance. We currently comprise over 120 members of staff and we work across mechanical, nuclear, chemical, robotics & control, electronics, materials and manufacturing engineering subject areas. In January 2024 we opened our second purpose-built engineering building, further increasing our experimental and laboratory facilities. You should have a strong commitment to supporting the teaching and research activities of the School and the on-campus staff and student experience at Lancaster, and also a willingness to engage in continuing professional development and outreach activity. The School of Engineering offers a highly collegial and stimulating environment for career development based on our departmental values of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis as well as the Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, which recognise and celebrate good employment practice undertaken to address gender and race equality in higher education and research. Furthermore, we are active and progressive around sustainability, wellbeing and widening participation agendas. We particularly welcome applicants that are enthusiastic advocates of STEM.Lancaster University is a signatory to the Technician Commitment and is a partner Affiliate of the NTDC (National Technician Development centre)Guidance on the material to provide.Cover letter: Please discuss why you are interested in one or more of these positions, your career goals, and how you anticipate this position will help you achieve those goals. Please also describe the skills you have developed that are relevant to this post and tell us about any skills you want to develop further.CV: Please include the following sections: Education history; Professional experience/Employment history; Areas of expertise/Skills; Career development (e.g. training courses or workshops).Supporting Statements: Please provide a supporting statement for each criterium in the Personal Specification document that is listed as being scored via “Supporting Statements”. This should include examples that provide evidence of your experience and expertise. Aim for one paragraph per criterium (~50-200 words). Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Andrew Baker, Building and Laboratory Superintendent and Area Safety Officer.([email protected]) Closing Date: 21 Jun 2026 Department: Support - Technical Salary: £33,002 to £37,694 (Full-Time/Indefinite)