"Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology"

The Coyte Lab group within the Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics wishes to appoint a Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the dynamics and function of carbon-fixing microbial communities inhabiting Icelandic volcanic hot-springs.

This research project is part of a large consortium supported by a 5-year sLoLa project awarded by the BBSRC including environmental microbiologists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists, computational modellers, and synthetic biologists.

During this position, the post-holder will lead mathematical modelling, bioinformatic analyses, and potentially lab experiments to explore how these hot-spring communities change over time, with a particular focus on community coalescence. The postholder will join a dynamic lab group with access to state-of-the-art lab and computational facilities and be a member of the MERMan research cluster of more than 100 researchers working in microbial ecology and evolution.

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.