Location: | Birmingham, Hybrid |
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Salary: | £30,505 to £37,999 per annum. Grade 07 to Grade 08 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 23rd September 2024 |
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Closes: | 22nd October 2024 |
Job Ref: | 0516-24 |
Location: Aston University Main Campus
Contract Type: Fixed Term (36 months)
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 22 October 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
The newly established Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) is a unique, interdisciplinary, intersectoral research and training hub for translational membrane science. AIME is supported by a £10M grant from the Research England Expanding Excellence in England (E3) Programme and will synergistically combine world-leading expertise in membrane biology and novel polymer chemistries to establish a first-of-its-kind institute, expanding our distinctive excellence in computational membrane science, membrane structural determination and sustainable polymers research. Over the next five years, we will recruit 20 new colleagues to expand our new institute.
We now wish to recruit one Postdoctoral Research Associate to build capacity in AIME. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary project and develop your independent skills.
You will have a PhD or equivalent in a relevant discipline and good knowledge and experience in two or more of the following disciplines: microbial bioprocessing; genetic engineering; cell biology, biomedical applications of magnetic and/or lipid nanoparticles; cell culture; and cancer research, as evidenced by your PhD thesis and/or authored papers in peer-reviewed journals. Familiarity with the fields of magnetotactic bacteria and metabolic engineering will be highly advantageous.
The post is available for a fixed term of 1 year with the possibility to extend two additional years. The ideal start date is 1st December 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. Please submit your application with contact details for at least 2 referees, a CV, and covering letter stating why you are interested in the topic and what you would bring to the project.
You will find more information regarding the AIME project on our new research page. You can watch our new podcast on Aston University's Research Institute on YouTube.
For further information please contact Dr Alfred Fernandez-Castane (a.fernandez-castane1@aston.ac.uk).
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