Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Experimental Evolution University of Oxford - Department of Zoology Location: Oxford Salary: £30,434 to £37,394 with a discretionary range to £40,847 p.a. Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 28th August 2015 Closes: 30th September 2015 Job Ref: 120005
South Parks Road, Oxford
A postdoctoral research assistant position is available at the University of Oxford, Department of Zoology to work with Craig MacLean on the evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. The overarching goal of this project is to understand the evolutionary drivers of antibiotic resistance in clinical pathogens populations using a combination of approaches from experimental evolution, clinical microbiology, and population genetics.
This post will study the evolutionary dynamics of resistance using phenotypic assays of time series of sequenced isolates of P aeruginosa and S aureus collected from individual patients combined with experimental evolution using clinical isolates. The postholder will be responsible for running selection experiments aimed at investigating the evolutionary drivers of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. Successful applicants for this post will have previous experience in experimental evolution, and will ideally have experience in bacterial molecular genetics.
The successful candidate will hold a PhD or previous relevant experience in experimental evolution or microbiology.
This post is funded by the Wellcome Trust and successful applicants will be offered a 3 year fixed-term contract, with a possible extension for a further 2 years. The postholder will be given the opportunity to contribute to the development and direction of this project, and these positions are ideally suited for ambitious researchers with good team-work and leadership skills.
Enquiries with CV should be sent to: craig.maclean@zoo.ox.ac.uk.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday on Wednesday 30 September 2015.
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=120005
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