Post Doctoral Researcher in Fungal Secondary Metabolism
University of Bristol -School of Chemistry
Language: English (UK)
Job number: ACAD100296
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract staff
Work Hours 35.0 Hours per Week
Salary: £30,424 - £34,223
Expected Start Date: 03/06/2013
Expected End Date: 02/06/2016
Job Type: Research and Teaching
A post doctoral position is available in the Polyketide Research Group at the University of Bristol, working with Professor Russell Cox, Professor Tom Simpson and Professor Chris Willis in the School of Chemistry and Dr Andy Bailey and Dr Colin Lazarus in the School of Biological Sciences.
A collaborative research project, funded by BBSRC and Syngenta, will link research groups at the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester and Warwick with the aim of investigating and exploiting microbial resources for the development of new agrochemicals and other bioactive compounds. The project will focus on rapid genome sequencing of numerous microbes that are known to produce secondary metabolites with useful biological properties, such as selective herbicides and fungicides.
The post doctoral Research Assistant will require skills in fungal molecular biology, natural products chemistry and bioinformatics with particular reference to microbial genomics. The project is multidisciplinary and highly collaborative and will involve regular direct interaction with the other academic and industrial partners. The successful candidate will thus require the ability to prepare reports, research publications and effective presentations. The appointee will join a large multidisciplinary group with interests in all aspects of fungal secondary metabolism and with a strong track record of research success.
Closing Date: Midnight on 17 May 2013
Further information can be obtained from Prof. Russell Cox at R.J.Cox@bristol.ac.uk or Dr Andy Bailey at Andy.Bailey@bristol.ac.uk
