Senior Research Associate in Chemical Microbiology

Salary on appointment will be £36,333 per annum, with an annual increment up to to £43,155 per annum.

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Research Associate to join the laboratory of Dr Andrew Gates at UEA and will also work with Dr Zoë Waller at UCL to undertake an exciting BBSRC-funded chemical microbiology research project. You will use a range of microbial cell biology, biochemistry and biophysical techniques to advance our understanding of how bacteria use G-quadruplex and i-motif DNA secondary structures to regulate expression and biosynthesis of pathways for nitrous oxide destruction and develop chemical tools to stop bacteria releasing this potent climate-damaging greenhouse gas. 

You must have or expect to be awarded within 3 months of appointment, a PhD (or equivalent qualification), in microbiology, microbial biochemistry, molecular microbiology, chemical biology or related area and you must be able to fulfil all the essential criteria set out in the Person Specification. 

This full-time, on-site post is available immediately, on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2024 in the first instance, with the possibility of an extension (subject to grant funding).

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 17 March 2024

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