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About us
- - - The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community.
Journals
- - - At the heart of what we do are our five specialist journals:
Grants
- - - We support the biological community by funding various grants and Travelling Fellowships.
Meetings
- - - Through our workshops and meetings, we help establish and grow important networking opportunities.
Community
- - - We host community sites, helping people connect and share resources, news and opportunities. We have a keen interest in supporting early-career researchers.
Sustainability
- - - We are committed to ensuring our environmental impact is kept to a minimum and we are working hard to make sustainability a consideration in everything we do. We have also launched two major initiatives to promote sustainability and biodiversity.
Library hub
- - - The biological research community has access to our specialist journals through library subscriptions worldwide. Our new Read & Publish Open Access agreements offer researchers enhanced opportunities to read and publish articles.
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Working for us

We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts. Our size means that you will also have the opportunity to get involved with specialist projects.

Our staff have a variety of backgrounds – with many coming from scientific research as well as from the world of publishing. It’s this mix of experience that helps us to support and inspire the biological community.

We are an equal opportunities employer and offer a competitive salary and benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme. Staff are based in our Cambridge office.

Vacancies will be posted on this page, but if you don’t see anything relevant please do still get in touch with us by emailing recruitment@biologists.com.

Paid 12-month internship: Communications Officer

We have an exciting paid 12-month internship opportunity for someone looking to take their first step into a science communication or publishing role. This position will sit within the editorial department, working closely with our community site managers and the marketing team, to promote the activities of our five journals and build on our connections with the scientific community. Please see the full role description for further details.

To apply, please email recruitment@biologists.com with your CV and a covering letter stating relevant experience and why you are enthusiastic about this opportunity. The application deadline is 20 April 2026, but we will consider applications on a rolling basis so encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Hosted internships

We offer professional internships for PhD students. Each internship is carefully defined, both with the institute and the individual, and usually involves projects with our journal teams. Each year, we host a 12-week internship with a focus on data gathering and analysis.

We are currently also looking for one or more interns to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. If you are interested in applying for either of these opportunities, please contact us at recruitment@biologists.com.

Hosted internships are funded through PhD programmes – created by funders to help further your professional development – and should be agreed with your PhD supervisor and institute.