[Lfm] Post-doc Position available with Weavers Group in Bristol

Helen Weavers Helen.Weavers at bristol.ac.uk
Thu Sep 17 12:42:56 UTC 2026


Dear all

The Weavers Group at the University of Bristol is recruiting a Post-doctoral Research Associate, to join a Wellcome Trust-funded programme aimed at uncovering the dynamic cell biology supporting tissue function and repair.

Our group studies the cellular mechanisms that enable tissues to thrive, particularly under physiological and environmental challenge. Here, we will probe how cell biology is precisely patterned across vulnerable tissues, and why its dysregulation drives ageing and disease. This work builds on our recent findings showing how stress responses and metabolism are coordinated across healthy and damaged tissues (e.g. Holcombe & Weavers Nature Communications 2023).

You will contribute to a multidisciplinary programme combining in vivo studies in Drosophila (with live-imaging, genetics, molecular cell biology, spatial ‘omics), with innovative technologies and collaborative works on mammalian and human tissue. Our work spans multiple biological scales - linking the molecular cell biology of individual cells to the health of whole living tissues and organisms.

The Position is available for three years in the first instance, with potential extension, and offers strong opportunities for collaboration and career development. The position is available from January 2027, although the start date is negotiable. Applications will close on 14th October 2026. Please see the online advert here<https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details/?jobId=391258&jobTitle=Research%20Associate%20in%20Dynamic%20Tissue%20Biology> and our group website<https://www.tissueresilience.com/>. Informal enquiries to Dr Helen Weavers (Helen.weavers at bristol.ac.uk<mailto:Helen.weavers at bristol.ac.uk>) are welcome.

Many thanks in advance for sharing these opportunities across your networks.
Helen


Dr Helen Weavers | Associate Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology
Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow | Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine Fellow
School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences | University of Bristol, BS8 1TD UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 455 9201<tel:+441174559201> | Email: helen.weavers at bristol.ac.uk<mailto:helen.weavers at bristol.ac.uk>
Lab Website: www.tissueresilience.com<http://www.tissueresilience.com/>
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