Research Technician (Fixed Term)

University of Nottingham - Plant & Crop Sciences

Location:NottinghamSalary:£29,329 to £35,943 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performanceHours:Full TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:28th August 2025Closes:11th September 2025Job Ref:SCI222125

We are seeking a Research Technician to work on an exciting project investigating the role of the microbiome in providing resilience to multi-stress environments in Anthony Bishopp’s lab (Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, UK).

This research is part of a trilateral grant in Climate Proofing Agriculture, involving partners in the USA (Eric Lam’s group Rutgers) and Germany (Hardy Rolletscheck’s group, IPK Gatersleben). The project will investigate how a range of abiotic stresses interact to impact plant growth and explore the role that the microbiome has in providing stress resilience. We will use duckweed as a model to frame this question. In addition to being a model species, duckweed is also emerging as a promising new protein source that does not require arable land. Duckweed’s small size and experimental tractability enable us to examine a wider matrix of environmental stress combinations than would be possible with any other species. The goal of this project is to identify specific combinations of stresses that provide the greatest challenges to plant productivity.

This position will be especially suited to candidates with an interest in plant-environment interactions, plant phenotyping, molecular biology, or the microbiome. The role involves working alongside a postdoc in Nottingham and international partners to conduct a large-scale genotype-by-environment screen of duckweed growth under various conditions.

The successful candidate must have experience in plant growth and phenotyping, as well as experience working as part of a team. Experience in microbiology, molecular biology, tissue culture and plant transformation are highly desirable.

This is a full-time post (36.25 hours) and is available from 1st November 2025 on a 3-year fixed term contract.

For more information about the position please contact: Anthony.bishopp@nottingham.ac.uk