Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow

The above full-time post is available on a fixed-term basis from 21 October 2024 to 31 August 2028 in the Biosciences Department, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.8 FTE) or job-sharing arrangements.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus.

The post

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate or Fellow to participate in a collaborative interdisciplinary project funded by NSF and BBSRC under the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases programme: ‘A spatially-explicit model of bat evolution and pathogen transmission dynamics in complex changing landscapes’. This project will develop a framework for predicting the effects of diseases on wildlife populations, distribution and evolution that accounts for the effects of landscapes, movement, adaptation and climate change, focusing on the white-nose syndrome bat fungal disease system, that has decimated North American bat populations for the past two decades. The successful applicant will lead and/or assist on the molecular work and genomic data analysis aspects of the project, working closely with the US team, who will lead on the modelling aspects.

The post will include carrying out molecular lab work, bioinformatics and analysis of genomic datasets (including genome assembly, SNP calling,  population genomics and landscape genetics data analysis), generating data to inform the eco-evolutionary diseases models developed by the US team, leading and/or assisting the writing of manuscripts, working with project partners and contributing to dissemination of project outputs. The post will also include contributing to fieldwork in the US, led by the US team (length of fieldwork commitments are subject to discussion), to collect samples for molecular analysis of the response of North American bats to white nose syndrome, climate and land-use change.

See more about our research at: https://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/staff/profile/index.php?web_id=Orly_Razgour https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/medicalmycology/

About you

Postdoctoral Research Associate:

The successful applicant will be able to carry out the molecular ecology and population genomics work under this project, present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow:

The successful applicant will be able to carry out the molecular ecology and population genomics work under this project; develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact orly Razgour, e-mail O.Razgour@exeter.ac.uk.  

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