A collaborative research project, funded by BBSRC and Syngenta, will link research groups at the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester and Warwick with the aim of investigating and exploiting microbial resources for the development of new agrochemicals and other bioactive compounds. The project will focus on rapid genome sequencing of numerous microbes that are known to produce secondary metabolites with useful biological properties, such as selective herbicides and fungicides.
The post doctoral Research Assistant will require skills in fungal molecular biology, natural products chemistry and bioinformatics with particular reference to microbial genomics. The project is multidisciplinary and highly collaborative and will involve regular direct interaction with the other academic and industrial partners. The successful candidate will thus require the ability to prepare reports, research publications and effective presentations. The appointee will join a large multidisciplinary group with interests in all aspects of fungal secondary metabolism and with a strong track record of research success.
Closing Date: Midnight on 17 May 2013
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