Research Fellow in Microbial Evolutionary Genomics

About us

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new Wellcome-funded research programme led by Dr Gemma Murray in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at UCL. The programme will investigate how commensal bacteria contribute to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens. The postholder will join a growing interdisciplinary research team bringing together expertise in evolutionary biology, genomics, microbiology, ecology and quantitative modelling.

About the role

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Research Fellow with interests in evolution, genomics and antimicrobial resistance to lead computational evolutionary genomic analyses within a new Wellcome-funded research programme. Using Streptococcus suis as a model system, the Fellow will analyse a large existing collection of S. suis genomes sampled across several different countries and over several decades to investigate how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes are gained, lost and move between bacterial lineages, and how these dynamics vary with pathogenicity and patterns of antimicrobial use.

Please see the UCL website for full details of the role (click ‘apply now).

About you

The successful candidate will have a PhD, or PhD close to completion, in evolutionary genomics, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics or a closely related discipline, with a strong understanding of evolutionary genomics and the evolutionary processes that can be inferred from genomic data. They will have experience analysing genomic sequence data and applying phylogenetic, population genomic and/or comparative genomic approaches to address evolutionary or biological questions.

We are looking for a creative and rigorous computational researcher with strong programming and quantitative skills, experience of high-performance computing and reproducible bioinformatic workflows, and the ability to formulate hypotheses and develop or adapt analytical approaches.

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• Research Fellows - 'Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £39,807 - £41,833 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.'
• This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know that diversity and inclusion are fundamental drivers of creativity, innovation, and excellence, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong, thrive, and reach our full potential. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women’.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/.

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