Research Associate

2 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom University of Leicester Full time

**About the role**: The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology are looking to appoint a Research Associate to investigate the importance of air pollution in promoting bacterial-host interaction.

Our interdisciplinary research shows that air-borne particulate pollutants impact directly on bacteria to potentiate infection, irrespective of the effect of pollutants on the host. We found that physical interaction of bacteria with particulate pollutants result in unusual patterns of gene expression, increasing colonisation of abiotic and biotic surfaces including the respiratory tract. However, understanding of how air pollutants alter bacterial interaction with the human respiratory tract is severely lacking.

The aim of this project is to increase understanding of the biological mechanisms involved in the relationship between bacterial pathogens and respiratory tract health.
**About you**: You will have a PhD in Microbial Genetics (awarded or submitted) as well as evidence of contribution to peer-reviewed journal papers. You will have extensive experience working with bacteria, as well as specialist knowledge of bacterial physiology, especially adaptive responses to environmental particulate pollutants and anaerobic growth conditions. Your knowledge will also consist of molecular microbiology, including host-bacterial interaction. Alongside this, you will have experience of working with advanced imaging technology, clinical samples and have extensive experience with human tissue culture.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have proven ability of training and supervision of new members of the lab, including undergraduate and PhD students and work experience trainees as well as evidence of research productivity.
**Additional information**:
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

**Vacancy terms**: Full-time or job share, fixed term for 2 years


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