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Salary: Grade 6 £26,264 - £29,541/ Grade 7 £32,267 - £36,298 per annum
The Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is seeking an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join a leading team of researchers working on bacterial and viral infections of the respiratory tract.
The aim of this project is to develop and optimize a novel three-dimensional tissue-engineered in vitro airway model of the bovine respiratory tract by growing epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface. The model will subsequently be used to study host-pathogen interactions of selected bacteria and viruses (both individually and in co-infection studies) involved in bovine respiratory disease. The development of this model will lay the groundwork for similar studies involving the interactions of human pathogens with the human respiratory tract.
Applications are particularly encouraged from candidates with experience in the use of tissue culture approaches, together with immunofluorescence and electron microscopy, for studying host-pathogen interactions.
You will be an enthusiastic, motivated, organised scientist possessing knowledge and experience in microbiology, respiratory biology or related fields with an ability to produce work suitable for publication in international peer-reviewed journals. Applicants must have or expect to have a PhD, together with a desire to undertake cutting-edge scientific research. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present results clearly and logically, working co-operatively as part of a team as well as independently, are also essential capabilities for this post.
This post is funded by the NC3Rs for 36 months.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Robert Davies by phone on 0141 330 6685 or by email Robert.Davies@glasgow.ac.uk
Apply online by clicking the 'Apply' button below.
Closing Date: 19 January 2014
The University is committed to equality of opportunity in employment.
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