Senior Research Technician (112170)

UAG; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Naish group in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick is seeking an enthusiastic research technician with molecular biology skills. You will join a small team to study centromere biology, supporting two projects and collaborating with postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.

This on-campus role offers regular mentoring and career development opportunities. The candidate will perform cloning, genotyping, sequencing, and plant husbandry tasks, contributing to a

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a range of multidisciplinary molecular biology techniques in the lab.
• Experience with cloning (PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification, restriction reactions, ligation, Gibson assembly).
• Genotyping and sequencing workflows including Nanopore Sequencing and Sanger sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to post-doctoral staff and PI on molecular biology projects.
• Assist with two projects on centromere biology and related epigenetic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana and marine plankton.

Skills

PCR

Gel electrophoresis

DNA purification

Restriction digests

Ligation

Gibson assembly

Bacterial transformation

Plasmid prep

Sanger sequencing

Nanopore sequencing

Tools

Nanopore Sequencing

DNA extraction kits

Job description

Job description

About the Group

You will join the Naish group in the School of Life Sciences at Warwick University. The candidate will work in a team of scientists and collaborate with group members to make discoveries. Regular opportunities will be provided for presentation of the candidate's work, together with regular career-mentoring. The Naish lab shares space with the groups of Prof. Miriam Gifford, Vardis Ntoukakis and Jose Gutierrez-Marcos, who research related questions in plant epigenetics. Any requests for further information about the role can be directed toMatthew Naish ([e-mail]). The laboratory is situated in SLS on the Gibbet hill campus in UoW and houses state-of-the-art facilities. The University of Warwick is also a major centre for both plant science, and genomics, providing extensive opportunities for collaboration and presentation of research findings and further career development and growth. Note: Please note this is an on-campus based role, due to the nature of the work, we cannot accommodate any work from home basis For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About the Role

We're looking for an enthusiastic research technician with molecular biology skills to join a small team studying centromere biology. how the region of the chromosome that drives its own inheritance is specified, and why it varies so much between and within species. You would support two projects: a Wellcome-funded investigation of how genetic and epigenetic variation influences centromere function in Arabidopsis thaliana, and a UKRI-funded project exploring alternative centromere structures in marine plankton. You would work closely with postdoctoral researchers and PhD students and would be recognised as a contributor on the work you support. The ideal candidate would have competency in a range of multidisciplinary molecular biology techniques in the lab including cloning (PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification, restriction digests and ligation, Gibson assembly, bacterial transformation and culture, plasmid prep), and routine genotyping from sample collection through gDNA extraction to PCR, genetic transformations, Nanopore Sequencing, as well as general plant husbandry and plankton cell culture maintenance.

The post is available for two years in the first instance, with the possibility of further extension.

About You

We are looking for someone to provide technical support to post-doctoral research staff and principal investigator undertaking research projects. The successful candidate will be required to perform various routine and higher-level molecular biology techniques in the lab including cloning (PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification, restriction reactions, ligation reactions, Gibson assembly, bacterial transformation and culture, plasmid purification, and Sanger sequencing), genotyping (collecting material, genomic DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis), genetic transformations, Nanopore Sequencing, as well as general plant husbandry and maintenance of plankton cell cultures.

Closing Date

Sunday 18 October 2026, 11:59 pm

£31,236 to £34,610 per annum