Research Associate

About the vacancy:

Highly motivated candidates are invited to apply for a four-year post-doctoral position to conduct research on a BBSRC-funded project entitled “Bac-chat: Bacterial density-dependent quorum sensing mechanisms in Acute Oak Decline symptom development”. This is an exciting opportunity to identify the chemical signalling molecules responsible for communication and interaction between AOD bacteria, to determine how they influence lesion development, and if they play a role in the potential shift from an endophytic to pathogenic lifestyle. The successful candidate will join an expanding research group dedicated to tree health, and also assist in the daily running of the lab and supervision of current and new PhD students.

About you:

Applicants will have a PhD in molecular microbiology or related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in research methods and techniques to fulfil the project objectives. Previous experience of either bacterial transformation and mutagenesis, confocal microscopy, next generation sequencing and data analysis is desirable. The successful candidate should have an excellent track record commensurate with their career stage, ideally including contributions to published work.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay.

• In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
• a generous holiday allowance of 27 days pro rata
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• hybrid working
• career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
• access to employee assistance programme
• 1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
• family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
• access to a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Dr Carrie Brady via email: carrie.brady@uwe.ac.uk

This is a four-year fixed-term post, and is full-time working on a 100 percent contract.

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