Postdoctoral Research Associate

Full Job Description

Grade - UE07 £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024) 

College of Science & Engineering - School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Ecology and Evolution    

Full time - 35 hours per week

Fixed term - 1 April – 30 September 2025

We are looking for Postdoctoral Researcher to support the work of Prof. Rambaut on genomic surveillance of outbreaks and research on the origin and emergence of viruses.

The Opportunity:

This work is part of a research program called ‘ARTIC’ funded by the Wellcome Trust which aims to develop sample to inference systems for tackling outbreaks and epidemics using rapid pathogen genome sequencing.

 Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Candidates will have a PhD in a relevant biological field, experience of virus evolution and epidemiology, virus genome sequencing, and developing models and simulations to understand viral emergence.
• The candidates will excellent communication skills, and the ability to deal with a variety of tasks to set deadlines. 
• The project will involve working with project team members including virologists, bioinformaticians and epidemiologists to help provide a framework for understanding virus emergence from non-human animal reservoirs.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab)  for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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Key dates to note

Closind date for applications is 12 March 2024

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