Research Technician

Technical Services

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

This part time (0.6 FTE) post is available immediately for 16 months.

Summary of the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a recently formed lab which has established and is establishing new methods, working to understand and control the most important fungal disease affecting the staple crop, wheat, while reducing our reliance upon fungicides. You will work on the project “Epiphytic growth and nutrition for control of a wheat pathogen”, investigating the growth of the important wheat-infecting fungus, Zymoseptoria tritici, across the surface of a wheat leaf, with the aim of determining what nutrients it uses, how it obtains them, and how it interacts with other microbes on the wheat surface. This information will be used to develop new control strategies. You will be a key member of a small team at the forefront of this cutting edge research, carrying out microscopy and molecular biology tasks.

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The University of Exeter is a proud supporter of the Technician Commitment, a charter focussing on the visibility, recognition and career development of our technical staff. For further information please see our website.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity at Exeter

With over 22,000 students and 5,500 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Since 2019, the university has also signed an Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating the University’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Further Information

Please contact Dr Helen Fones (Eyles), h.n.eyles@exeter.ac.uk