Research Fellow (109420-0724)

About the Role 

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Cathy Slack (Associate Professor) at cathy.slack@warwick.ac.uk.

Investigating the metabolic consequences of Ras/Mapk inhibition during ageing in Drosophila.

KEYWORDS:  Drosophila, genetics, ageing, cell signalling.

A Research Fellow position is available to work on a project investigating how inhibition of the Ras/Mapk signalling pathway impacts on metabolism during ageing using the fruit-fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system. The project is highly interdisciplinary combining metabolomics analysis of ageing flies with genetic and pharmacological manipulations of organismal physiology.

About the research group

You will join the research group of Dr Cathy Slack in the School of Life Sciences at Warwick University. We are a diverse group of interdisciplinary scientists who study the molecular and cellular mechanisms that drive organismal ageing using Drosophila as a model system.

For more information about our lab visit: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/people/cslack/.

We are located within the vibrant research community on Gibbet Hill Campus alongside Warwick Medical School (WMS). SLS offers a world-class, multidisciplinary research environment with a large and thriving community of internationally renowned researchers. Research strengths within SLS cover a broad portfolio of cell and developmental biology, supported by cutting-edge computational and experimental facilities, including genomics, proteomics, biomedical services, and imaging.

We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.

About You

We are looking for someone with recent expertise in Drosophila biology, particularly in ageing/survival studies, but we also welcome applications from people with experience of using other invertebrate models for ageing research. Applicants should be proficient in general molecular biology techniques (for example, qPCR, western blotting). Experience of using mass spectrometry for lipidomics analysis is also highly desirable. Strong scientific interest and ability to work autonomously are essential.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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