Postdoctoral Research Officer in Amphibian Host-Microbiome Interactions

Applications are invited for a 36-month fixed-term, full-time Postdoctoral Research Officer in Amphibian Host-microbiome Interactions. Based in the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor University, the successful applicant will join a thriving and diverse community of scholars undertaking world-leading research in molecular ecology and evolution.

The successful candidate will join a UK–US collaborative research project investigating how species-specific interactions between amphibian skin microbiomes and immune systems shape outcomes of infection by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Duties will include generation and analysis of 16S metabarcoding and shotgun metagenomic datasets, preparation and processing of amphibian skin microbiome samples, analysis of microbial community composition and function, liaising with and visiting US and Panama-based project partners, and preparation of manuscripts for publication.

Candidates should possess a PhD (or be near completion) in microbial ecology, disease biology, bioinformatics, or a related discipline, and have previous experience of computational analysis of large omics datasets.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible and the post is available for a period of 36 months.

This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview. Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.

Closing date for applications: 08 July 2026