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College of Life and
Environmental
Sciences
Biosciences
The College wishes to
recruit a Research Fellow
to participate in the
collaborative Nornex
project investigating ash
dieback disease. This BBSRC
funded post is available
immediately. The successful
applicant will use genomics
and transcriptomics
approaches to study the
fungus
Chalara fraxinea
(
Hymenoscyphus
pseudoalbidus) and its
interactions with ash
trees.
The post will include
bioinformatics analysis of
next-generation sequencing
data to elucidate
patterns of
genetic variation within
the fungal population and
to discover changes in the
transcriptomes of both host
and pathogen during
infection. In a
complementary approach,
metabolomics data will be
analysed to identify small
molecules associated with
ash dieback symptoms. The
successful applicant will
be able to: work
effectively towards
research objectives,
develop projects and
proposals, presentation
data and
outcomes
at conferences and other
events, contribute to
writing research
publications, upload all
results to the Open Ash
Dieback repository
(
http://oadb.tsl.ac.uk/
) and contribute to the
process of securing
research income.
The successful applicant
will possess sufficient
specialist knowledge in the
discipline to develop
research programmes and
methodologies. The
successful applicant will
also be able to work
collaboratively and
independently, and
contribute to supervision
of other researchers.
Applicants will be able to
handle next-generation
sequencing (NGS) datasets,
integrate RNA-seq data with
genomic sequence data to
refine gene predictions,
identify SNPs and other
genetic variants from NGS,
identify differentially
expressed genes from
RNA-seq data and interpret
the likely biological
consequences.
We welcome applications
from candidates interested
in working part-time hours
or job-sharing
arrangements.
For further information
please contact Dr David
Studholme or Professor
Murray Grant, e-mail
[email protected]
or telephone (01392)
724678.
To view the Job Description
and Person Specification
document please click
here.
The College is working
towards department
Silver Athena
SWAN
awards as a commitment to
providing equality of
opportunity and advancing
the representation of women
in STEM/M subjects:
science, technology,
engineering, mathematics
and medicine.
The University of Exeter is
an equal opportunity
employer which is 'Positive
about Disabled People'.
Whilst all applicants will
be judged on merit alone,
we particularly welcome
applications from groups
currently underrepresented
in the
workforce.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS
POSITION:
Please send your CV,
covering letter and the
details of three referees,
along with a completed
application and equal
opportunities form to
Hannah Smart
[email protected]
quoting the reference
number P45001 in any
correspondence.
To download the application
and equal opportunities
form please follow the
below
links;
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