Applications are invited for a Research Scientist in Microbial Metagenomics to join the Microbes in the Food Chain Programme at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

An exciting opportunity is available for a Research Scientist to progress a project funded by Innovate UK that will generate further evidence and knowledge on the clinical application and resistance profiles of novel antimicrobials. This project involves industrial and clinical partners in the UK and China. The outcome of the project is to provide a high-resolution genetic understanding of the impacts of the novel antimicrobials in a high-throughput culture and genome sequencing experimental system (TraDIS). In addition, there will be opportunity to review the implementation of a clinical metagenomic workflow already in place in the project that seeks to detect infections that the novel antimicrobials will seek to treat.

The role:

The Research Scientist will lead the TraDIS-based investigation of the project’s novel antimicrobials using mutant libraries created at Quadram, while participating in further project objectives related the parallel detection of infections. The Scientist will have and be able to further develop an ability to collaborate and coordinate with our research groups participating in these studies studies, and an ability to liaise with external partners under the mentorship of project group leaders

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate will have PhD in a biological science subject e.g. Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics, or Biochemistry. They will have experience in testing and elucidating the bacterial responses to stresses such as antimicrobials using genetic and microbiology experimental systems, such as through saturating transposon mutagenesis. The candidate will also have knowledge and experience with contemporary high-throughput genomic sequencing technologies.

Additional information:

Salary on appointment will be within the range £32,255 to £39,345 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post for a contract of 12 months.

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 1004076.

Interviews will be held on 6 July 2021.

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 29 June 2021. 

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