Research Associate

Applications are invited for a full time (35 hours per week) Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position based at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Heath Park Campus in a collaboration with KU Leuven, Belgium, and the University of Osnabrück, Germany. The post is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Bacterial biofilms associated play detrimental roles in wound healing and disease progression within chronic wounds. Bacteria within these multispecies biofilms may survive antibiotic treatment in clinical settings and have the potential to develop resistance. We do not yet know how different interspecies interactions, particularly metabolic cross-feeding, affect their ability to tolerate antimicrobials and develop resistance within these wounds. 

This project will determine how interspecies interactions within these wounds, particularly metabolic cross-feeding among diverse bacteria affect the tolerance and evolution of antimicrobial resistance.

The role will involve bacterial biofilm formation assays, metabolic genome-scale modelling, transcriptomics, and analysis of metabolic exchanges; contributing to research papers and presentations.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and will be based at Cardiff University in the Advanced Therapies Group. It is essential for the candidate to have a PhD in Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, or a related field at the intersection of laboratory and computational biology.

For confidential, informal enquiries regarding this vacancy please contact Dr. Faizan Sadiq from the School of Dentistry (SadiqF@cardiff.ac.uk).

This post is full time (35 hours per week), fixed term for a period of 24 months and available from 1st February, 2025. 

Salary: £40,247 - £45,163 per annum (Grade 6) 

Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances. 

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata for this role), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Friday, 3 January 2025

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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