Research Assistant/Associate - Mapping the Bacterial Cell Wall with Super-resolution Microscopy

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Salary
Research Assistant: £32,546 - £34,132 per annum.
Research Associate: £35,116 - £37,174 per annum.

The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Researcher to join our bacterial biophysics research team. You will work in the world-class Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology to support a new and exciting project funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

You will use the cutting-edge super-resolution method Expansion Microscopy (ExM) to image bacterial cell wall construction in both the model species Corynebacterium glutamicum and the global pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. You will develop a variation of ExM to be compatible with these bacteria and then use this to measure the distribution of Lipid II - an essential substrate in cell wall construction and a major antibiotic target. You will work in collaboration with two other groups at Newcastle University and will be part of an active and thriving research environment at the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, and wider Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Candidates with backgrounds in biophysics, super-resolution microscopy, or molecular microbiology are encouraged to apply.

This post is full-time, fixed-term for a period of 2 years.

For informal enquiries contact: Dr Kevin Whitley (kevin.whitley@newcastle.ac.uk).

Find out more about the Faculty of Medical Sciences here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/.

Find out more about our Research Institutes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/.

As part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of research role profiles. These profiles set out firstly the generic competences and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and secondly the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

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