Be a Post Doctoral Scientist at University of Dundee

Job Reference: LS/2885
Closing Date: 31 Aug 2009
Grade 7 (£28,839 - £35,469)

The bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a single celled Gram-positive soil bacterium that can exist as part of an integrated, multicellular community called a biofilm. Biofilm formation is a complex process that depends on cell fate differentiation that occurs in spatio-temporal manner. Biofilms are important in all sectors of our economy with examples ranging from human health - they form the basis of chronic infections, to bioremediation – they are required for the effective treatment of sewage. B. subtilis has advanced genetic and molecular biology tools ideal for studying the complex development of biofilm communities.

The appointed postdoctoral scientist will be part of an interdisciplinary team and will be required to combine classical genetic techniques with state of the art imaging analysis, at the systems biology level, to help elucidate how biofilm formation is controlled.

Candidates should have, or be about to obtain, a PhD. This preferably would include microscopy and microbiology techniques. The post is available for up to 36 months in the first instance and is available from the 1st November 2009. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall, email address n.r.stanleywall@dundee.ac.uk or Prof. Jason Swedlow, email address jason@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk

Applications in the form of a CV and covering letter, including the names and addresses of 3 referees, should be sent to email address HR-LifeSciences@dundee.ac.uk quoting LS/2885. Alternatively, please send 2 hard copies of your CV and covering letter to Human Resources, College of Life Sciences, MSI/WTB/JBC Complex, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH.

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