Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

We are currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our dynamic group at the Department of Biology. The Verd lab is interested in the diversity of biological form, how it is generated and how it evolves. In particular we focus on the evolution and evolvability of vertebral counts, and we use various species of Lake Malawi cichlids as our model organism. To address these questions, we combine a series of interdisciplinary approaches ranging from experimental embryology and fluorescent microscopy to mathematical modelling. The lab is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative.

You will manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You will adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials.

You will hold, or be close to completion of a, relevant PhD. Experience in vertebrate experimental embryology (preferably in teleost fishes) and confocal microscopy is essential. The role requires the generation of transgenic reporter lines and any experience with gene editing will be valued. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings is a must.

Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

This post is full time and available immediately for 2 years in the first instance.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 16 June 2025, interviews are likely to be scheduled for late June 2025. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.

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