Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Biological Sciences

School/Section
- Biological Sciences
- Division
- Unspecified
- Staff Category
- Research
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Grade
- Grade 6
- Salary
- £38,249 - £45,413
- Ref No
- SBS181R
- Closing Date
- 23-SEP-2025

The main aim of the selected applicant will be to elucidate the ecological mechanisms by which the Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) is regulated in soil-grown rice. Many plants release molecular inhibitors of nitrification (oxidation of ammonia into nitrite), and these BNI compounds inhibit both ammonia‐oxidising bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA). This BNI process has the potential to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions, increase nitrogen fertiliser use efficiency and reduce eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems. The post-doctoral researcher will identify the BNI compounds in several high-BNI lines using LC-MS combined with advanced statistical approaches and test their inhibition profile on an ammonia oxidiser culture collection. They will also estimate the impact of the BNI compounds on the diversity and activity of total microbial communities and on ecosystem function processes to integrate the BNI knowledge within a global ecosystem context. The applicant will be encouraged to propose other important hypotheses and ideas to be tested during the project timeframe.

Salary will be at Grade 6, £38,249 per annum.

Job Reference Number: SBS181R

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