Senior Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics

Overview

Senior Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics. We are looking to recruit a Senior Research Associate to work on projects in bacterial genomics and metagenomics. This post is funded by a NIHR Healthcare Protection Research Unit in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Oxford. We are particularly interested in understanding the role that the hospital environment plays in spreading challenging Gram-negative infections, particularly those resistant to antibiotics, through two projects : understanding the hospital sink microbiome and detecting novel pathogens in wastewater.

Responsibilities

• Analyse hundreds of metagenomes from hospital sinks (SinkBug study) to identify signatures of phage and bacterial defence systems and correlate these with the presence of antibiotic resistance (ABR) genes / plasmids.
• Test the potential of metagenomic surveillance to identify high-risk bacterial lineages / plasmids using state-of-the-art strain-resolution approaches.
• Evaluate approaches to detect novel pathogens in wastewater metagenomes (e.g. SARS-CoV-2) using existing and simulated datasets.
• Contribute to a large consortium where research evolves over time and participate in other projects as datasets become available.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate project students.
• Participate in regular consortium meetings and communicate findings through reports and papers.

Qualifications

Additional information

For informal queries about the role please contact : Matthew Avison, matthewb.Avison@bristol.ac.uk

Contract type : Open Ended with Fixed Funding until 31 / 03 / 2029

Work pattern : Full time

Grade : J

Salary : £43,482 - £50,253 per annum

School / Unit : School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

This advert will close at 23 : 59 UK time on Sunday 14th September 2025

Strategy, inclusion and environment

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We value diversity of people and ideas and encourage applications from people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people.

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