Location: | London |
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Salary: | £31,781 to £33,632 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 21st March 2024 |
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Closes: | 29th April 2024 |
Job Ref: | NAT01685 |
Location: Silwood Park Campus
Job Summary
The Graystock Microbial Ecology Lab is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Laboratory Technician to assist with a large project seeking to engineer soil microbiomes to protect crops from disease.
Your role will include assisting with the collection of soil samples from around the UK, and help cultivate wheat both in the lab and in the field. Due to the microbial component of the project, you will also be required to maintain clean, sterile techniques when performing these duties. Working in the Graystock Lab at Silwood Park in Berkshire, you will collaborate with a large team of researchers seeking to develop a microbial solution to reduce one of the most important root diseases of wheat worldwide (take-all disease). You will be part of a team of 2 technicians, 5 post-doctoral researchers and 5 Principal Investigators, all based at Silwood, all exploring this specific project to develop a new ‘Green Revolution’.
This research will be conducted at the Silwood Park Campus of Imperial College London, a globally renowned centre for theoretical and applied ecology. Silwood Park hosts an 80-hectare nature reserve and has close transportation links to central London.
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Further Information
The full-time, fixed term for up to 36 months. You will be based at Silwood Park Campus.
Candidates are expected to start in June 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Please contact Dr. Peter Graystock (p.graystock@imperial.ac.uk) for further information on the position.
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