Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Microbiology and Immunology

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Postdoctoral Research Assistant to
join a flourishing program of research led by Dr. Rachel Tanner, studying
tuberculosis (TB) with a focus on novel TB drug development and evaluation.
The successful applicant will be required to work primarily on _in vitro_ and
_ex vivo_ screening of drug candidates. The work will be conducted at the
Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research and the new Life and Mind
Building in central Oxford.



The role will include microbiological techniques, assay development and
optimisation, performing immunological evaluations, and analysing,
interpreting and presenting data. Attention to detail is essential. The
postholder will have excellent organisational and laboratory management
skills, and will be a team-player able to support other members of the group
including junior staff, graduate and undergraduate project students as
required. Some travel to collaborator institutes (particularly Birkbeck,
University of London) will be required for training and tech-transfer.





The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All
applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.





This post is full-time and available from 1st July 2025 for a fixed term till
29th February 2028.





The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Wednesday 7th May 2025;
interviews are likely to be scheduled for June 2025.