We’re for a Project Scientist to work on a project led by Dr Eleftheria Trampari, within the Webber group in the Microbes and Food Safety programme.

Background

Dr Eleftheria Trampari’s research focuses on understanding how pathogens survive and adapt in diverse ecosystems. Specialising in molecular microbiology, with an interest on dissecting microbial community functions, their research centres on the identification and characterisation of mechanisms driving the adaptation of microbial communities to stressors and changing environments.

The role

The post holder will work on a project which aims to develop microbial interventions to control foodborne diseases on fresh produce. They will isolate and establish microbial collections from plants and synthesise communities with desired characteristics.
Specific activities will include:

• Isolation and culturing of bacteria from soil and plant samples
• Establishment of microbial collections native to plants of interest
• Sequencing of collections and single species isolates
• Synthesis of communities with desired functions

The ideal candidate

Candidates are expected to have or be imminently awarded a BSc degree or equivalent. It is an essential requirement for this role that the post holder has experience with microbial phenotypic assays (e.g.isolation, growth, fitness, biofilm formation, antimicrobial testing,) and it is advantageous if the candidate has experience with plant microbe interactions.

Additional information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £28,550 to £35,500 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post for a contract of 12 months.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here, or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004809.

Interviews will be held on 19 December 2024.

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. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).

The Quadram Institute is part of the Centre for Microbial Interactions which is one of the world’s largest groupings of microbiology expertise spanning a broad remit of active research areas. You will benefit from a dynamic and diverse research environment at Norwich Research Park exploring microbial interactions across a wide range of scales and disciplines. Our established infrastructure and collaborative culture provide an excellent platform to drive high-quality research and innovation, forge global partnerships, and train the next generation of microbiologists.

The closing date for applications will be 11 December 2024.

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