Technician in Soil Microbial Ecology

Type of contract: Full time, funding/activity Limited until 30^th April 2028

This position funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation will be integrated within a large Research Consortium held to work on Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI). The central aim of this project is to demonstrate the potential of BNI at multi-scales (lab to field scale) across a range of pedo-climatic conditions. CYMMIT leads this large project (£21M US), and it integrates wheat genetics and breeding, natural product chemistry, modelling and microbial ecology. The advertised position focuses on the project's soil microbial ecology research and will be based at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The successful applicant will support multiple post-doctoral researchers. The work will involve technical support in molecular approaches, microbial cultivation, plant cultivation and soil biophysics.

The candidate will need to record results in a timely and transparent way and disseminate results efficiently to all project partners. In particular, the applicant will frequently liaise with several team members and will respond to the team's technical needs rapidly and efficiently.

Salary will be at Grade 5, £32,546 per annum.

Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Gubry Rangin, e-mail: c.rangin@abdn.ac.uk

This post does not meet the minimum requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post that require sponsorship to work in the UK.

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Job Reference Number: SBS176T

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 3^rd April 2025

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