Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the role

This position will fund a researcher to analyse data, prepare figures and text for scientific manuscripts and train new students on pollen collection and sterol extraction from bees.

About you

The researcher will be required to provide high quality written text about the role of sterols in floral pollen, bumblebees, and solitary bee species. Expertise in the sterols in plants and bees is essential, as well as a high level of expertise in R coding and the application of statistics to multivariate datasets. The person hired will be required to travel to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew regularly to liaise with collaborators and to organize joint meetings to discuss manuscripts.

How to apply

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.  Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

This post is a full time, 8 months fixed term contract and is available from 01 June 2024.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 17 May 2024.