Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)

PDRA studying centromere organisation and function.

A 3-year post is available in the Henderson group to study the genetic and epigenetic structure of plant centromeres, and how this relates to their function in cell division and chromosome segregation.

A variety of genetic, genomic, and epigenomics approaches and study systems are available in the group. The candidate will apply techniques including Nanopore sequencing, ChIP-seq, and Hi-C, to probe plant genomes and centromeres. The project will involve both wet-lab based functional genomics approaches, together with dry-lab based bioinformatics analysis. Candidates are also expected to bring their own knowledge and approaches to design and execution of the project.

The candidate will work in a dynamic team of scientists and collaborate with group members to make discoveries. Regular opportunities will be provided for presentation of the candidate's research, together with regular career-mentoring. The Henderson lab shares space with the groups of Prof. Jake Harris, and Prof. David Baulcombe, who research related questions in plant epigenetics.

Where a PhD has yet to be awarded the appointment will initially be at Research Assistant level (Grade 5) and amended to Research Associate (Grade 7) upon the award of your PhD.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Please notice that if you have not received any news from us 1 month after the closing date you should consider that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Please quote reference PD46127 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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