Postdoctoral Research Associate

Location: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3EL 

About the role 

This project aims to uncover the mode of action of thermotolerance in the fungal filamentous pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus as well as understanding the evolution of thermal adaptation and virulence in several Aspergilli. You will lead this fungal molecular biology project, spanning from both fungal biology to evolutionary biology and genetics. This Wellcome Trust project links climate change, fungal evolution and pathogen biology. Your work will include running fungal evolution experimentation, fungal genetic manipulation and susceptibility testing. 

About you 

The successful applicant will have a strong research expertise and specialist knowledge in fungal pathogen biology, or other areas of mycology, including a PhD in a relevant discipline. They will have prior relevant laboratory experience in one or more of the following areas: fungal evolutionary biology, susceptibility testing of fungal pathogens or fungal genetics, including omics. They will show initiative in developing research and methodologies, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and work effectively across a team that spans environmental microbiology to clinical sciences. 

How to apply 

The University of Oxford is committed to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission. 

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. 

This post is full time (although applications to work 80% of full time are welcome) and available immediately. 

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 (via the 'Apply' button above). The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 27 November. Interviews are likely to be scheduled for the second week of December.

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