Working at John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology.

Our six departments work together collaboratively on four cross-departmental strategic programmes – Everyone contributes to our success.

We value the diversity of our staff, and are committed to the creation of a positive environment which is fair, welcoming and inclusive and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

We believe that equality of opportunity is key in achieving our mission and are committed to the positive promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion of all members of our Institute.

We offer an exciting, stimulating, diverse research environment and actively promote a family-friendly workplace.

Our mission is:

• To generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research
• To apply our knowledge of nature’s diversity to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being
• To train scientists for the future
• To engage with policy makers and the public

Our scientific reputation is built on our commitment to training future scientists and developing staff to achieve their full potential.

We provide a broad range of opportunities for personal and career development for all staff and students to enable ‘lifelong employability’. We aim to equip staff and students with transferable skills for their chosen career pathway.

We are proud of our inclusive research culture, and we ensure everyone has the opportunity to contribute to life here. Mechanisms to enable this include our Employee Consultation Forum and the ‘Voices’ (groups that represent Postgraduate Research Students, Research & Support Staff and Postdocs on key committees, and meet regularly with the Director).

We value the diversity of staff and students and are committed to the creation of a positive environment which is fair, welcoming and inclusive and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.