Professor of Environmental Microbiomics
About the role
The Department of Life Sciences is seeking to appoint an outstanding researcher to a Chair in Environmental Microbiomics.
This new position has been created to strengthen the department’s research and teaching programmes through increased focus on the influence of environmental microbiota on biodiversity, health and food security as well as the impact of agricultural practice, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants on environmental microbiota.
This represents an outstanding opportunity for a visionary and innovative researcher to develop new synergies between established research groupings in pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, plant and animal biology, ecology, biodiversity and microbiology facilitated by the establishment of a unitary life sciences department.
The role is offered as a full-time permanent (tenured) appointment.
There is no compulsory retirement age.
About you
The successful candidate will have an active, internationally recognised research programme and a proven track record of innovation and high impact publication in any aspect of environmental microbiomics, including, but not restricted to:
- aquatic, air or soil microbial ecology
- bioremediation
- microbiomes in the urban environment
- microbiomes and biodiversity
- wild and crop plant-microbe interactions
As well as conducting cutting-edge externally funded research, they will be expected to contribute to the development of new taught courses at undergraduate and masters level and to supervise postgraduate research students.
About us
The Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath was established in 2022 through the merger of the former Departments of Biology & Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Pharmacy.
The department is located on the main University campus, in close proximity to the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics.
There is a strong interdisciplinary and collaborative culture across departments, fostered by a number of research centres including those for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI), Mathematical Biology (CMB) and Bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies (CBio) as well as the Milner Centre for Evolution (MCE).
The department boasts a suite of environmentally controlled culture rooms as well as greenhouses, a zebrafish aquarium, Drosophila laboratory, a GridION and PromethION 2 Solo nanopore sequencing facility and a range of dedicated microscopes including confocal, 2-photon, light-sheet and TIRF.
Researchers within the department also have access to the university’s central imaging and mass spectrometry facilities as well as the GW4 Cryo-EM facility located at nearby Bristol University (https://www.bristol.ac.uk/gw4-electron-cryo-microscopy/equipment/).
Additional info
Interviews will take place on 3rd and 4th October. Candidates will be needed for both dates.
We are currently recruiting 6 academic positions with a focus on Microbiome – details of each position can be viewed here. (Link is https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/join-the-department-of-life-sciences/).
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Philip Ingham FRS (lifescienceshod@bath.ac.uk).
However, please ensure your application is submitted via the University website.
Alongside completion of the online application form, you should also upload a full Curriculum Vitae.
What we can offer you:
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We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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