Postdoctoral Research Fellow

This new full-time post is immediately available until 27 April 2026 on a fixed term basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the BlueAdapt project, focusing on the impacts of climate change on pathogen evolution and ecology. This Horizon Europe-funded post is available immediately for 12 months. The successful applicant will design and implement bioinformatics analysis of genomic and metagenomic data.

The post will include collecting managing and analysing data, liaising with collaborators and stakeholders, preparing research outputs, promoting the study and its progress, and helping disseminate the findings.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in bacterial genomics and metagenomics, and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to use bioinformatics-relevant programming language, assess, interpret and evaluate research outcomes, and develop new concepts and ideas to extend intellectual understanding.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

Further information

For further information please contact Professor William Gaze, e-mail w.h.gaze@exeter.ac.uk. 

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