Research Fellow in Microbiology
UCL - Faculty of Engineering
| Location: | London, Hybrid |
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| Salary: | £43,374 to £44,480 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 25th March 2025 |
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| Closes: | 15th April 2025 |
| Job Ref: | B04-05952 |
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UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Academic excellence is demonstrated by our 30 Nobel laureates and our top ranking in the UK for research strength. We are a global university with 14,300 employees and over 150 nationalities represented in a student body of 43,800 students. Our main location in Central London has recently been augmented by a campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The UCL Faculty of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the UK, ranked as the second most impactful engineering faculty in Europe and first for Research Strength in the Research Excellence Framework. Within Engineering, the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering is a multidisciplinary department renowned for innovation and excellence in research and teaching. We are ranked in the Top 50 worldwide for civil and structural engineering according to the 2021 QS World University and Subject rankings.
About the role
Based at the Healthy Infrastructure Research Group at the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, the post is part of the NIHR-funded AIRSAFETY project bringing together experts in clinical care, patient safety, fluid dynamics and microbiology.
The post will underpin our activities in experimental measurements focusing on aerosol droplet dispersion and impact in order to minimize airborne transmission of pathogens. We will be undertaking measurements involving air and surface sampling and aerosol and droplet quantification. Microbiological culture and PCR-based methods will be used to quantify microorganisms and surrogate DNA markers in samples. The measurements will be performed both in laboratory and clinical settings, under different operating conditions (e.g. occupancy, ventilation) and in controlled environments (e.g. environmental chamber).
Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; there is a salary range of £43,374 - £44,480 for this role.
About you
Key requirements of the role are:
- A PhD in molecular microbiology and/or related area
- Expertise in microbiological culture and PCR-based detection of microorganisms
- Experience of data analysis using statistical packages such as SPSS, Matlab and R
- Ability to lead the preparation of research publications Ability to take initiatives and engage in challenging cross-disciplinary research
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