King's College London

About Us

The Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS) at King’s College London is a world-leading centre for research, education and clinical translation in oral and craniofacial health. Bringing together experts across basic science, engineering, clinical practice, and population health, FoDOCS fosters a highly multidisciplinary environment that spans fundamental discovery through to patient care. Our researchers benefit from outstanding core facilities, including state-of-the-art label-free bioimaging.  

About the role

The Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology (CCRB) within FoDOCS at King’s College London is seeking an exceptional senior Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to join a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) - funded project. The PDRA will play a key role in advancing the clinical and commercial translation of a cutting-edge multimodal endoscopic platform.

As part of the Label-free Bioimaging Laboratory, the successful candidate will contribute high-quality research outputs, oversee the management of a Fibre Manufacturing Facility, and drive the development of a transformative endoscopy technology that enables in vivo precision diagnosis of cancers.

The role offers the opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team within a fully equipped optics laboratory, working at the forefront of optical microscopy, disease characterisation, and translational biophotonics.

This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 20/10/2026.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD qualified in relevant subject area *
2. Knowledge of Raman spectroscopy
3. Hands on experience with fibre optics
4. Commercial/spinout exposure
5. Knowledge of Artificial intelligence
6. Knowledge of optical coherence tomography

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Desirable criteria

1. Multidisciplinary skill set
2. Demonstrated excellent communication skills, in academic as well as non-academic contexts
3. Publication record > 5 papers (min 2 first author)

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.