Research Fellow, Soil Microbial Nitrogen Cycling

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 36.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare facilities

Flexible working

Zusammenfassung

Warwick University’s School of Life Sciences invites applications for a Research Fellow on a full-time fixed-term contract ending 30 September 2029. You will join the Lehtovirta-Morley group to work on a NERC-funded project examining microbial cooperation and nitrogen cycling in soil, focusing on ammonia-oxidising and denitrifying microbes using molecular and gas chromatography methods.

Applicants should have a PhD in environmental or molecular microbiology or near submission, with independence

Qualifikationen

• PhD or near submission in environmental/molecular microbiology.
• Experience with ammonia-oxidising microorganisms and gas chromatography.
• Ability to work independently and produce outputs/publications.

Aufgaben

• Work on a NERC-funded project on microbial interactions and nitrogen cycling.
• Investigate ammonia-oxidising and denitrifying microorganisms in soil.
• Publish findings and report progress on a regular timescale.

Kenntnisse

Environmental microbiology

Molecular microbiology

Gas chromatography

Microbial cultivation

Ausbildung

PhD in microbiology or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Warwick University’s School of Life Sciences invites applications for a Research Fellow on a full-time fixed-term contract ending 30 September 2029. You will join the Lehtovirta-Morley group to work on a NERC-funded project examining microbial cooperation and nitrogen cycling in soil, focusing on ammonia-oxidising and denitrifying microbes using molecular and gas chromatography methods.

Applicants should have a PhD in environmental or molecular microbiology or near submission, with independence