Research Associate (fixed-term post) (CC7321)

Assessment of human exposure to antibiotics from environmental and therapeutic sources via water fingerprinting

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position to measure indicators of antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial resistance via urban water profiling with state-of-the-art hyphenated chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques and digital PCR technology.

This exciting opportunity is part of the UK-China AMR Program, a collaborative research and training programme that brings together leading experts in the UK and China to tackle antibiotic resistance.

UK-China AMR Hub

The Program will conduct research to enhance the success of antibiotic resistance reduction strategies in China. Three linked projects will investigate behavioural, economic and environmental aspects of antibiotic resistance.

Professor Helen Lambert, Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Bristol and Professor Bo Zheng, Peking University First Hospital lead the partnership in collaboration with Anhui Medical University and Fudan University in China, and the University Southampton, the University of Leicester and the University of Bath, Public Health England and North Bristol NHS Trust in the UK.

The University of Bath team, led by Professor Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern (Department of Chemistry) will be contributing to the hub with the assessment of human exposure to antibiotics from environmental and therapeutic sources. Professor Sam Sheppard from the Milner Centre for Evolution will provide expertise on how antimicrobial resistance genes evolve and spread between bacterial strains and species. 

You will have, or expect to have very shortly, a PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medical Sciences, Microbiology, or a related discipline and experience in spectroscopic techniques applied to the analysis of proteins, genes or small organic molecules.

This position is available for a period of up to 18 months. 

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

For informal enquiries about the role please contact either Prof Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern (bkh20@bath.ac.uk) or Professor Sam Sheppard (sks70@bath.ac.uk), however, please ensure that your application is submitted via the University website.

Closing Date: 05 Jan 2020
Type: Education & Research