Total 27 job vacancies by Lancaster University

The Benedetto lab is looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join a wider collaborative project, studying how the gut-brain axis mediates gut bacterium effects on host thermotolerance in ectotherms. The position is funded by the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for 40 months. The Benedetto lab is part of the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Lancaster University, UK, where we apply integrated physiology approaches to understand how animal health is achieved through the interplay of organ systems and the gut microbiota, using C. elegans as a reductive model.

The current project aims to identify conserved and metaorganism-specific gut-brain-axis (GBA) mechanisms of thermotolerance in worms, bees and fish. It combines field sampling across three countries (Iceland, France and the UK) with laboratory experiments, involving microbial culturomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, metabolic modelling, and advanced live microscopy approaches. The appointee will primarily work with C. elegans and occasionally with bees, collaborating with research associates and PhD students working on worm, bee and stickleback models in collaborating institutions in the UK, France, Germany, and the USA. The project is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary in nature, providing an excellent opportunity for an ambitious early-career scientist to establish a strong research network and carve a path to full independence.

You are required to hold a PhD in a relevant field with a publication track-record commensurate to your experience, have expertise in C. elegans or other transparent model nematode genetics and microbiology, be familiar with online databases and basic bioinformatics tools, have a keen interest in multiomics approaches and microscopy, be willing to travel abroad for sample collections (in France) and work at collaborating institutions (USA, Germany, UK) as required by the project, and be willing to undergo training and acquire any additional necessary skills. We are looking for a highly motivated, highly organised and collaborative individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience in worm gut microbiology, omics analyses, field collection and successfully managing collaborative projects will be advantageous.

Our lab and the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences provide a friendly research environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee and 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 Dr Alexandre Benedetto (a.benedetto@lancaster.ac.uk) with a CV for more information.

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The Opportunity

We are searching for a full stack PHP developer to join the Curriculum & Learning Build team for six months from December 2024 as paternity cover. This is an ideal opportunity for someone seeking a secondment or looking for experience of working in Higher Education. Responsibilities include designing, coding, reviewing, testing, deploying and maintaining services, code and databases in an open-source Debian environment.

What you will need

You must be highly proficient in the required programming language of PHP and have experience of source code management and revision control. Experience of Moodle development, configuration management/automation, container orchestration and continuous integration tools would be desirable.

Please refer to the included job description and person specification for further details of essential and desirable qualifications for the role.

So why us?

You would be joining an agile, innovative team working to provide applications and services which have high impact and visibility. We are committed to supporting our new team members and have built an environment that fosters knowledge sharing and consideration of others.

The Campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is only a short distance from the historic city of Lancaster and within an hour’s drive of the lake district, a UNESCO world heritage site. We are:

• Encouraging of a positive work/life balance and enable flexible working from home, or elsewhere, whenever appropriate and possible.

• Supportive of your personal and professional development; we foster an environment where you will be encouraged to learn new skills and technologies.

As a truly global and inclusive university, Lancaster is an open and welcoming community that values equality and diversity. Our promotion of global values ensures Lancaster is a welcoming environment for all students and staff.

We are proactive in engagement with our staff to help us to understand the lived experiences of our university community and to understand how we are doing in creating a fairer and more inclusive University. Our multi-faith Chaplaincy Centre is a welcoming place for people of all faiths and none.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced developer seeking a fresh challenge or a secondment, to have a transformative impact on the student experience of digital learning and further their own career with a global leader in Higher Education.

Please contact Steve Powell (s.powell@lancaster.ac.uk), Curriculum & Learning Delivery Manager, if you have any questions or concerns and would like to informally discuss the role.

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Lancaster Conferences & Hospitality are looking to recruit highly motivated people to join the team in the role of Conference & Hospitality Assistant for the Front of House Team on a full time contract. This role is a great opportunity to build customer service skills and develop a career within food and hospitality industry.

The Team operate all year round delivering hospitality for university meetings, conferences and student college activities, at venues across Campus including the Lancaster Conference Centre, Forrest Hills and at the Castle in Lancaster City.

During vacation times the Team host larger events for up to 800 people including day and residential conferences.

We are looking for a team member who is passionate about delivering a consistent high standard of customer service and who can work in a high-pressure environment. You will need to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends.

You must be a Team Player but also display initiative and positivity.

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

• Able to demonstrate a strong customer service ethos and the ability to deliver consistently high levels of service standards

• Be a team player

• Ability to adapt to changing working demands

• Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions

• Able to work flexibly on a rota basis to include evenings and weekends

• Able to undertake physical lifting and manual tasks

• Proven Reliability and Responsibility

• An interest in working and developing a career in the food, beverage and retail industry

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

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Major Duties:
• To contribute to the mechanical fabrication by manual and CNC milling and lathe of mechanical parts with the required precision and accuracy
• To support assembly and test of mechanical parts and other mechanical task
• To maintain equipment and laboratories of the research group in good order and be flexible for changeover between projects.
• Assist with the sourcing and stock control of materials, consumables and equipment.
Health & safety:
• To ensure compliance with all relevant health & safety requirements whilst undertaking duties.
• To ensure that all waste produced is disposed of in accordance with departmental and university procedures.
General duties:
• To assist with the raising of purchase orders, ensuring compliance with University financial regulations.
• To work co-operatively with the other members of the technician team in support for all the aspects of the research projects.
• To undertake any other duties as required, commensurate with the grade or below as directed by the research leader Prof. Claudio Paoloni.
• To undertake personal and professional development in accordance with the post requirements.
• To support engagement and dissemination activities.

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The Faculty of Science and Technology are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and creative individual into the role of Recruitment, Conversion and Marketing Coordinator. The overall function of this position is to provide a high standard of support to the School of Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate student recruitment, conversion and marketing activities, and to play a full role in its development and success. You will organise and be involved in on-campus recruitment activities such as open days and offer holder events and play a key role in delivering the school recruitment and marketing plan in collaboration with academic colleagues. You will work closely with colleagues in the school and join a wider Faculty team of colleagues who work in the same type of role for each department/school.

You will be expected to demonstrate initiative and creativity in a fast moving and challenging environment of student recruitment. The ability to work on your own initiative and communicate with a range of people from a variety of backgrounds is essential. You will have a varied workload and have supervisory responsibility for a team of department student ambassadors.

Blended working including a combination of in person office based and remote digital working from home is likely. Training and support will be provided throughout.

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Helen McAlley at h.mcalley@lancaster.ac.uk or Deborah Craine at d.craine@lancaster.ac.uk

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

This role is full-time and indefinite.

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The Faculty of Science and Technology are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and creative individual into the role of Recruitment, Conversion and Marketing Coordinator. The overall function of this position is to provide a high standard of support to the School of Computing and Communications undergraduate and postgraduate student recruitment, conversion and marketing activities, and to play a full role in its development and success. You will organise and be involved in on-campus recruitment activities such as open days and school offer holder events and play a key role in delivering the school recruitment and marketing plan in collaboration with academic colleagues. You will work closely with colleagues in the school and join a wider Faculty team of colleagues who work in the same type of role for each department/school.

You will be expected to demonstrate initiative and creativity in a fast moving and challenging environment of student recruitment. The ability to work on your own initiative and communicate with a range of people from a variety of backgrounds is essential. You will have a varied workload and have supervisory responsibility for a team of department student ambassadors.

Blended working including a combination of in person office based and remote digital working from home is likely. Training and support will be provided throughout.

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Deborah Craine at d.craine@lancaster.ac.uk or Helen McAlley at h.mcalley@lancaster.ac.uk

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

This role is full-time and indefinite.

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We are offering an exciting opportunity for an organised, motivated and enthusiastic person to join our friendly events team based within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This is a busy and varied role, that will help shape our new administrative structures and processes supporting faculty and departmental objectives relating to student recruitment and conversion. The team is responsible for delivering high quality recruitment and conversion events and activities both on campus and digitally to reach our target audiences in the UK and around the globe.

A proven team player and confident communicator, you will need to be able to prioritise your workload and work under pressure whilst developing and maintaining mutually beneficial working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You will have excellent organisational skills and events organisation experience. You will pay close attention to detail and have a flexible approach to your work.

This role will also involve school and college liaison, including attendance at UK Higher Education fairs, which may necessitate occasional travel outside of core working hours.

You will report to the Student Recruitment and Conversion Officer and work closely with the Admissions Office, Marketing, faculty and departmental recruitment teams and other key University staff.

This role is offered on a full-time, temporary contract until 30 September 2025. The role will be mainly based on campus with hybrid working options available. The preference to fully work on campus can be accommodated if desired.

This role is also available as a secondment opportunity.

For more information, please see the job description and person specification. Any questions about the role can be directed to Katy Thomas, Student Recruitment and Conversion Officer, k.thomas3@lancaster.ac.uk

We look forward to receiving your application, please include a cover letter and CV with your application form.

To read more about our faculty, please see the webpage here.

Please note unless specified otherwise in the advert, all advertised roles are UK based.

Find out what it's like to work at Lancaster University, including information on our wide range of employee benefits, support networks and our policies and facilities for a family-friendly workplace.

The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education.

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

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• To work as a flexible member of a team providing a stimulating, educational and safe play environment in which children can develop their physical, emotional, communication, intellectual and social skills
• To liaise with parents and to work together with them to ensure that relevant records are frequently updated
• To establish and maintain a relationship with parents. Involve parents in their child’s development and exchange information relevant to the child’s well being
• To develop project interest within the Centre and to organise and display artwork
• To be responsible for safety and hygiene within specific areas, reporting any defects in the equipment or fabric of the building to the Pre-School Centre Secretary
• To administer first aid to children and record accidents as necessary. To monitor the children’s health and discuss with the Manager or Senior Early Years Practitioners any concerns regarding the wellbeing of children
• To provide guidance and supervision for trainee/apprentice early years educators, and those on work experience and volunteers

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The Role
Reporting to the Building Management System (BMS) Technician, the Electrical Controls Assistant will undertake planned and reactive maintenance and operational monitoring of the Building Management System and other installed energy control systems. This role will enable efficient and reliable energy control and maximize energy cost savings and carbon emission reductions for the University. The Electrical Controls Assistant is part of a small, dedicated team working to improve the control and consumption of energy across the University Campus.

Primary duties will include reactive and preventative maintenance of Building Management System installed controls and related engineering systems. Responsibilities include faultfinding, diagnosis and correction, system administration, control system modification and extension, liaison with end users and third party system stakeholders. The Electrical Controls Assistant will also provide absence cover for the BMS Technician as required.

The Electrical Controls Assistant will have experience of working on electrical building services and a strong interest in electrical systems controls, IT networking and computer / logic controls associated with building services engineering systems. Training and development on energy controls provided, and further training in electrical engineering may be available. The Electrical Controls Assistant will occasionally be required to work outside of normal working hours.


Major Duties

Following training and familiarisation, the successful candidate will:
• Be responsible for the reactive and preventative maintenance of the Building Management System and other energy control systems.
• Conduct daily reviews of the University’s BMS.
• Respond to breakdowns of the BMS and related systems including out of hours work where required.
• Contribute to the maintenance of BMS documentation.
• Deliver small projects related to the BMS.
• Liaise with the BMS Technician, Energy Manager, Estates Engineering and Maintenance colleagues, academics, students, staff members and other stakeholders of the BMS and other energy control systems.

These duties will be performed under the supervision of the BMS Technician, however the post-holder will be proactive and undertake numerous duties independently.


Minor duties

• Provide absence cover for the BMS Technician.
• Promote and support delivery of energy management initiatives.
• Attend project and site meetings as appropriate.
• Support project contractors on BMS installations as required.


Other duties

• To undertake any necessary training and development.
• Maintenance of confidentiality of information; it will be necessary to comply with requirements related to The Data Protection Act 2018 controls and implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance.
• At all times to carry out your responsibilities with due regard to the University’s code on Equality and Diversity, University Health and Safety Codes of Practice
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as required by the BMS Technician or university management.

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Lancaster Medical School (LMS) is a flourishing, innovative and vibrant Division of the Faculty of Health and Medicine, whose guiding principle is to deliver excellence in medical training and health related research. We seek to appoint a Lecturer in Medical Humanities to contribute to the development and delivery of our programmes, including our undergraduate MBChB programme. In particular, we are looking for lecturers who could contribute to teaching in subject areas outside of Sociology, Psychology and Ethics/Bioethics to complement existing staff expertise. You will join a supportive team made up of clinicians and academics to deliver and take responsibility for the development and organisation of various components within the curriculum. This will include contributing to lectures, workshops and tutorials and involvement in all aspects of assessment.

We are looking for candidates whose research interests broadly align with research themes of LMS, who will join a research group aligned to their expertise. You will be supported to develop your own programme of research and will be encouraged to develop collaborative research within the Faculty of Health and Medicine and the Faculty of Social Sciences in line with our research strategy. Find out more about our research groups where you will have the support and academic freedom you need for a successful career. You will also be encouraged to supervise dissertation projects and PhD students.

As the Director of Widening Participation, you will continue to develop and implement the department’s widening participation strategy to improve access to studying medicine to underrepresented groups. You will be the academic lead on the department’s outreach activities, working closely with colleagues across the university and in local NHS Trusts to deliver on and off campus events to school students. In addition, you will work closely with the Director of Admissions and the Medical School Admissions Team to assist with all aspects of recruitment and selection to the undergraduate and gateway year programmes.

We are looking for dynamic individuals to join us and become a part of the intellectual and collective life of the School. In return, we can offer you a friendly research and teaching environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee and actively promotes a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education. LMS is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population and is therefore committed to increasing representation of minoritised staff across all roles and at all levels. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this post, including working week, flexible start/finish times or condensed hours.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Marina Anderson (Head of Lancaster Medical School) m.e.anderson@lancaster.ac.uk or Dr Nicola Phillips (Director of Admissions for Medicine) n.phillips1@lancaster.ac.

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Department: Facilities – Service Delivery, Facilities, Estates Operations, Engineering and Maintenance
Working hours: Monday-Wednesday 0800 –1630; Thursday 0800 – 1600; Friday 0800 – 1300 plus weekend rota and rota for call out duties Contract: Indefinite

Is this the job for you?
Are you looking for a job which offers you:

• a varied workload
• the ability to work independently
• no need to travel long distances between jobs
• the benefits of being part of a great, friendly team
• an early finish on Fridays!

What you will be doing
We are looking for maintenance fitters to provide routine planned and reactive maintenance duties to the internal and external heating and cooling infrastructure on our campus. You could be working in:

• student residences
• technical laboratories
• the library
• the sports centre
• offices catering facilities, or at indoor or outdoor events

You will be part of our Facilities – Service Delivery department - a team of 41 people – delivering a safe and high-quality environment for our whole university community. We provide top of the range tools, PPE, and work wear.

About you
To be a great fit for our Service Delivery department you will need:

• recognised qualifications and experience
• great customer service skills
• a team-orientated and flexible approach.

See the person specification document for more details.

Why work with us
Facilities is the largest division in the University and an award-winning team. We won Gold at the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) Awards 2024 for our exceptional teamwork making real positive change for our students, staff, and the environment.

Lancaster University’s beautiful campus makes it a lovely place to work, combining a busy urban atmosphere while surrounded by green parkland and seasonal landscaping. We have lots of facilities on-site such as: a sports centre, shops, cafes, a multi-faith centre, pre-school, a post office, and a fantastic library. There are numerous clubs, groups, and networks you can join to make friends with like-minded people. Lancaster University provides an environment that strongly supports the needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• competitive salary with annual reviews
• generous employer pension scheme
• 39 days off a year which includes University closure days at Easter and Christmas and bank holidays
• a family-friendly approach to those with parental or caring responsibilities
• additional flexible benefits to suit your needs and interests, some with tax-savings.

Find out about more of our employee benefits on our website - https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/jobs

This post is offered on a full-time, indefinite basis. This post operates on a shift work pattern.

To find out more about joining our award-winning Facilities team and an informal chat about the role, please contact Ian Watson (i.watson@lancaster.ac.uk)

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Be a part of something inspirational

Sport Lancaster has recently undergone an exciting phase of change and development which has opened a wide range of opportunities within an emerging and evolving environment. Joining the team at this stage means you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of Sport at the university and be a part of something inspirational.

The University has made significant investment in Sport Lancaster over recent years with the latest phase being a new 8-court badminton sports hall completed in June 2020 and now offering a truly outstanding Sports Facility.

The Sport Lancaster Team operate a purpose-built Sports Centre, facilitating our 8.5m climbing wall, multi-function Sports Halls, Swimming pool, sauna & steam room, 100 station Technogym Fitness Suite, Squash Courts. We also operate the University’s impressive Outdoor facilities including Rugby Pitches, 3G surfaces, Tennis courts and much more.

The Sports Centre is owned and managed by the University and is open to students across the UK, University staff and members of the local community. Sport Lancaster also proudly hosts several national events throughout the year.

Our team pride themselves on their knowledge and experience in their chosen area and are always on hand to guide and advise. We aim to inspire our customers to be physically active by creating a community which enables them to grow stronger, fitter and most importantly, more confident. We cater for all abilities and our facilities are fully accessible to everyone.

Recreation Assistant

As a Recreation Assistant you will work as part of a team, ensuring that the environment is safe for use and that a high level of customer service is always maintained. Alongside your responsibility for lifeguarding, you will undertake a range of duties including cleaning tasks, setting up sport areas and moving equipment safely.

You will have a current Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS UK) lifeguard qualification (or equivalent) and will have experience working as a Lifeguard. You will have excellent communication skills, and have a helpful attitude towards customers, with the ability to work independently, and as part of a team

Please contact Chris Mitchell on c.mitchell3@lancaster.ac.uk for any informal enquiries in relation to the post. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups

Shift Work

You will be required to work on a shift-based system, which includes the requirement for you to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, University closure days and bank holidays. Please take notice of our shift times below, you must have the ability to arrive at the Sports Centre, ready to start work at the following times –

Monday – Friday – Early Shifts - 5.30am Start

Late Shifts – 10.30pm Finish

Weekends – Early Shifts – 7.00am Start

Late Shifts – 6.30pm Finish

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Why work with us

Lancaster University’s beautiful campus makes it a lovely place to work, combining a busy urban atmosphere while surrounded by green parkland and seasonal landscaping. We have lots of facilities on-site such as: a sports centre, shops, cafes, a multi-faith centre, pre-school, a post office and a fantastic library. There are numerous clubs, groups, and networks you can join to make friends with like-minded people. Lancaster University provides an environment that strongly supports the needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

You will be part of our Facilities Division - Estates Operations department. Facilities is the largest division within the University. Facilities have won numerous sector and professional association awards – the most recent being the Gold Standard Award at the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) Awards 2024. This recognised how our exceptional teamwork made real positive change for our students, staff, and the campus environment. This role will be a member of our Facilities Maintenance team which currently has X 41 members.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

Competitive salary

Generous employer pension scheme

39 days off a year which includes University closure days at Easter and Christmas and bank holidays

A family-friendly approach to those with parental or caring responsibilities

Additional flexible benefits to suit your needs and interests, some with tax-savings.

Find out about more of our employee benefits on our website - https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/jobs 

What you’ll be doing

In support of the Maintenance Manager, and other trade Supervisor and Chargehand, you will:

To take a lead role on the operational implementation of mechanical skilled and semi-skilled work across campus.

Manage the issuing prioritised mechanical works to your team and appointed contractors via our helpdesk / work management system.

Review and manage service performance against set service level requirements.

Offer practical technical support to the wider team in support of refurbishment projects, planned events and operational needs.

Ensure the team remains trained, well briefed, and competent to work safely and effectively whilst meeting health and safety best practice standards

About you

To complement our team and approach to delivering our services to campus, you will need:

A customer service focus and supportive attitude.

Clear and practical communication skills.

To be team-orientated and have a flexible approach to work.

To be proactive, performance focused drive, looking for continued improvements across the areas you lead.

Sound knowledge and experience on mechanical maintenance work, across large, complex, and varied buildings.

Good general education and IT skills.

For an informal discussion regarding the position, please email Ian Watson who is our Maintenance Manager – i.watson@lancaster.ac.uk.

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We are seeking a senior post-doctoral research associate to join the laboratory of Prof Mick Urbaniak in the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Lancaster University, UK for a period of one year. This BBSRC funded project will investigate heat shock signalling and response in African trypanosomes using a combination of genetic and proteomic techniques.

Lancaster University has a world-class reputation as a centre for excellence in teaching and research. The Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, within the Faculty of Health and Medicine, is a rapidly growing, innovative and vibrant Division whose research effort is directed towards understanding basic cellular and physiological mechanisms that underpin disease states. Our lab investigates how trypanosomes use post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression to respond to changes in their environment, such periods of fever within the mammalian host (see Ooi et al (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103735). You will be joining a small, dedicated team in a well-equipped laboratory space with facilities including Biohazard Category 2 and 3 laboratories.

You are required to have a PhD in Biochemistry or a related subject, and a strong background in either trypanosome cell biology or quantitative proteomics. Experience of molecular biology, cell culture techniques, and the analysis and interpretation of data is essential. Experience of working with the African trypanosomes Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense, RNA and proteomic techniques would be an advantage, although training will be given.

The Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences is a friendly 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.

Informal enquiries are welcomed, please contact Prof Mick Urbaniak: m.urbaniak@lancaster.ac.uk

You will join us on an indefinite contract however, the role remains contingent on external funding which, at this time is due to come to an end on 30th November 2025. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups and are happy to consider flexible working requests.

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We are seeking a research associate / senior research associate to work on AI4ME, an exciting EPSRC & BBC-funded Prosperity Partnership that is addressing key challenges associated with the creation and delivery of personalised video content at scale. AI4ME brings together the BBC, Lancaster University, and the University of Surrey to design entirely new types of media experiences that can adapt to individual preferences, accessibility requirements, devices, and location.

AI4ME builds upon the rapid changes underway within the industry in how media experiences are produced and delivered, from television and films to video games. In television and broadcast media, the prevalence of Internet-based delivery supports the independent transport of different parts of a stream – including audio, video, and additional media experience components – to be composed together at the point of playback. This paradigm is enabling new forms of hyper-personalised and immersive storytelling and represents both opportunities and new challenges in the network delivery of these experiences.

At Lancaster we are building the world’s first hyper-adaptive end-to-end delivery infrastructure to deliver personalised object-based media experiences at scale. By combining novel systems-building technology with intelligent networked systems that operate across the cloud to edge continuum, our approach is capable of delivering highly personalised experiences whilst making efficient use of network compute and delivery resources.

We are looking for a research associate / senior research associate to join this exciting project and help contribute to solving this delivery challenge for personalised media. The ideal candidate will have a background in systems or networking; more details on the relevant research fields can be found in the Person Specification. Whilst existing knowledge in these areas is desirable, we seek to build a team with complementary strengths. We therefore will also consider applications from general computer science researchers.

You will join us on a full-time, fixed-term contract. However, the role remains contingent on external funding which, for this position, is currently until end of September 2026.

If you have any informal enquiries, please contact Professor Nicholas Race (networkedsystems@lancaster.ac.uk)

We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognizes and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

Lancaster University – ensuring equality of opportunity and celebrating diversity.

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