Research Associate

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 308101**Salary**:

- £34,000 - £38,000- Salary per annum pro-rata, depending on skills and experience**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- 30 months**Business area**:

- RBGK - Science**Type of role**:

- Environment and Sustainability**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Kew GardensAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Research Associate will join a 5-year UKRI-funded, ERC Starting project that will characterize the genomic, metagenomic and chemical diversity of rice from pre-industrial agricultural ecosystems. This project will utilize state-of-art methodology for archaeogenomics, pioneer analyses of nutrients in historical samples, and employ new methods for accurate microbiome characterization.**Job description**:

- The Research Associate will lead the genome and nutrient analyses in this project, working both on historical (herbarium) and contemporary samples of rice, with the focus on micronutrient uptake and interactions with microbes. Additionally, the researcher will participate in field experiments and work with internal and external collaborators.**Person specification**:
**Benefits**:

- Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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