Research Fellow, Metagenomics for Pathogen Surveillance

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 46.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave 30 days pro rata

Wellbeing Days

Pension Scheme

Zusammenfassung

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic team member to work with Professor Kat Holt, to develop standardized protocols and reporting templates for sequence-based detection of pathogens in the hospital environment.

They will undertake a review of current protocols and practices, and undertake consultations and workshops with experts and potential users to develop consensus protocols suitable for use in low-resource settings.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Microbiology or related discipline.
• Experience applying sequencing-based approaches to detect bacterial pathogens in hospital environments.
• Experience developing and optimizing laboratory protocols for metagenomics.
• Experience in bioinformatics analysis of metagenomics data; publication or data submission experience.

Aufgaben

• Develop standardized protocols for sequence-based pathogen detection in hospitals.
• Lead consultations and workshops to build consensus protocols for low-resource settings.
• Develop standardized metadata templates in partnership with PHA4GE.
• Lead on reporting templates and liaise with clinical microbiology and infection prevention teams.

Kenntnisse

Sequencing-based detection

Metagenomics lab protocols

Bioinformatics analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Ausbildung

Degree in Microbiology or related discipline

Tools

Metagenomics workflows

Jobbeschreibung

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic team member to work with Professor Kat Holt, to develop standardized protocols and reporting templates for sequence-based detection of pathogens in the hospital environment.

They will undertake a review of current protocols and practices, and undertake consultations and workshops with experts and potential users to develop consensus protocols suitable for use in low-resource settings.