Research Associate in Synthetic Genomics
The University of Manchester - Science and Engineering - Department of Chemistry - School of Natural Sciences
| Location: | Manchester |
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| Salary: | £37,174 to £45,413 per annum depending on experience |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 2nd April 2025 |
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| Closes: | 15th April 2025 |
| Job Ref: | SAE-028430 |
We are looking for up to 4 ambitious and talented postdocs to work on an exciting new synthetic genomics project engineering synthetic plant artificial chromosomes (synPACs). The long-term ambition of this project is to develop critically needed synthetic chromosome technologies to program and engineer plants at scale, with a view to transforming plant science, breeding and agriculture. Several bottlenecks currently prevent these advances, notably genome-scale design, big DNA assembly, high-capacity DNA delivery to plant cells, and artificial chromosome formation. To achieve our ambitious targets, we will not only need to address bottlenecks from a proof-of-concept point of view, but rather develop a robust, flexible and reproducible engineering ecosystem to allow programming plants at will and at scale. We will establish these technologies directly in potato (Solanum tuberosum), yielding tangible improvements to the world’s most important non-grain food crop that is central to global food security, but with a future view to deploy the engineering pipeline to other plant species.
What you will get in return:
- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Patrick Cai
Email: yizhi.cai@manchester.ac.uk
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Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
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