Group Leader (Gut Brain)

Applications Close: 14 October 2020

Salary: Competitive depending on experience and qualifications

Contract Length: Part-time until 31 March 2023

Applications are invited for a Group Leader to join the Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme (GMH-ISP) at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK to develop a high quality research programme focused on microbe-host interactions and their impact on the brain.

The role:

We have a vacancy for a senior Group Leader role based within the QIB Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme to deliver scientific excellence and social and economic impact in microbiome research with a focus on using multidisciplinary approaches to investigate mechanisms, pathways and outcomes of gut microbe interactions with the brain during healthy ageing, and in age-associated diseases.

The position comes with research and administrative support. Tenure is available for senior appointees. We offer an exciting and innovative research environment within QI and the Norwich Research Park, competitive salaries (depending on qualifications and experience) and a great place to live.

The ideal candidate:

Group Leaders will have a PhD, significant experience of leading and developing a successful research programme and research teams in the areas covered by this position, be able to demonstrate a strong publication record in their field of research and have experience of securing a research funding portfolio.

Additional information:

This is a part-time post of 18.5 hours per week and is initially for a contract up to 31st March 2023.

All applicants should include a CV, covering letter and a one page description of the research programme they would undertake if appointed, that covers the period up until the end of the current ISP Grant (31/03/23), providing details of the aims, objectives, approach, strategic relevance and impact.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450462 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk  quoting reference 1003947.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society.  The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values.  To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

The closing date for applications will be 14th October 2020.

Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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