Research and Policy Lead (Experimental Governance)

Job Details

• Contract: 1 year fixed term contract. Secondments considered.
• Hours: Full time (35 hours per week).
• Location: London based (Farringdon). Our staff have the option to work from home 2 days per week.
• Salary: Starting from £59,000 per annum
• Closing: 09:30am (BST), Tuesday 7th July 2026.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Research and Policy Lead to help shape an ambitious new area of work across the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the Nuffield Foundation and the Ada Lovelace Institute.

This role has a dual focus. First, you will help develop a cross‑Nuffield programme on experimental governance, exploring how ethical and societal considerations can be embedded into emerging governance approaches, including regulatory sandboxes and other experimental models. Second, you will contribute to thought leadership of the Nuffield Foundation’s ...