Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemical BiologyUniversity

About the Role

The Bates Lab at the Blizard Institute, QMUL, is offering a Postdoctoral Research Associate position for a four-month period. This position is part of an ERC starting grant (FROGMICRO) to investigate host control of the microbiome. The post-holder will apply bespoke peptidomics pipelines to characterise the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) repertoire of the amphibian skin and how it changes through host development.

About You

We are seeking a motivated and proactive candidate, who can work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Candidates should have a PhD (or close to completion) in the relevant subject area for the research programme. Candidates should have experience in collecting and analysing amphibian derived AMPs using mass spectrometry and transcriptomic based methods.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. The Institute comprises approximately 350 staff based in four academic Centres and one Public Engagement Centre, and supports a combined total of c750 postgraduate research and taught students. The Institute aims to deliver excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and clinical service. Details about the Blizard Institute can be found at [email protected].

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£38,419 to £42,091 per annum.