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We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on an ERC-funded project to unpick the causes and consequences of natural variability in the mammalian gut microbiome. The post is fixed-term for 3 years in the first instance, with the possibility of extension.
The postholder will use quantitative genetic techniques and other statistical approaches to probe how host genetics and environmental factors combine to mould individual variation in the gut microbiome, using an insular population of house mice as a tractable, wild, model system. The post will involve a mix of fieldwork, molecular biology lab work and bioinformatics/statistical analysis.
Candidates will hold a PhD (or be near to completion) in a relevant subject (e.g. ecology/microbiology/genetics), and have demonstrable experience in quantitative ecology/quantitative genetics/bioinformatics and the analysis of complex datasets.
The successful candidate will be expected to submit publications to scientific journals, attend and present at conferences, contribute to research degree student supervision, and engage with other researchers that partner on the project.
They will be based at the University of Oxford (Department of Zoology) under the supervision of Dr Sarah Knowles, and also working in close collaboration with Dr Susan Johnston, from the University of Edinburgh.
All applications must be made online by 12.00 noon on Thursday 20 February 2020.
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