Postdoctoral Research Associate

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div>Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the post holder will join a dynamic, productive, and interdisciplinary research group, with responsibility for carrying out research to study communities of mammalian gut bacteria both in vitro and in gnotobiotic mice. The overall goal of the project is to understand how gut bacteria interact, engage in bacterial warfare and the role of nutrient blocking in making communities stable to invasion. In addition to research, the post holder will provide guidance to less experienced members of the research group. A key goal is the application of nutrient blocking principles to the study of the human microbiome.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>This post is full time and available from January 2024.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon (GMT) on Thursday 7th December , interviews are likely to be scheduled mid-December</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.</div> </div>