Job offer Research Assistant / Associate - Mapping the bacterial cell wall with super-resolution microsopy

We have an exciting opportunity for a Researcher to join our bacterial biophysics research team. You will work in the world-class Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology to support a new and exciting project funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

You will use the cutting-edge super-resolution method Expansion Microscopy (ExM) to image bacterial cell wall construction in both the model species Corynebacterium glutamicum and the global pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. You will develop a variation of ExM to be compatible with these bacteria and then use this to measure the distribution of Lipid II - an essential substrate in cell wall construction and a major antibiotic target. You will work in collaboration with two other groups at Newcastle University and will be part of an active and thriving research environment at the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, and wider Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Candidates with backgrounds in biophysics, super-resolution microscopy, or molecular microbiology are encouraged to apply.

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Salary: Research Assistant: £32,546 - £34,132 per annum

Research Associate: £35,116 - £37,174 per annum