Postdoctoral Research Associate or Fellow

This new full-time submit is instantly obtainable till 30 June 2026 on a hard and fast time period foundation.

The submit

The College needs to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher to check the biology of pluripotency within the group of Prof Austin Smith. This European Analysis Council funded submit is instantly obtainable to 30 June 2026. Based mostly within the interdisciplinary Dwelling Programs Institute, the profitable applicant will be a part of a world-leading programme of investigations into the plasticity of the pluripotency community in numerous mammals. Candidates ought to be motivated by elementary curiosity with a specific curiosity in early improvement and/or cell destiny decision-making.

Mouse and human naïve pluripotent stem cells have overlapping however distinct gene regulatory networks and exhibit totally different direct lineage potencies. Our aim is to uncover the core gene regulatory community shared throughout mammalian species. Approaches will embody genetic perturbations, transcriptome and chromatin analyses, and community inference. This submit requires superior abilities in molecular cell genetics, skill to make use of fundamental sequencing evaluation pipelines, and an curiosity in molecular networks.

The submit will contain in depth stem cell tradition experimentation together with molecular reprogramming, genetic manipulation, signalling pathway manipulation, and focused chemical and genetic screens. Transcriptomic and multimodal ‘omics analyses will probably be carried out in partnership with computational/bioinformatics members of the group.  

Please make sure you learn the Job Description and Particular person Specification for full particulars of this function by clicking on the attachment.

What we will give you

• Freedom (and the assist) to pursue your mental pursuits and to work creatively throughout disciplines to provide internationally thrilling analysis;
• Help groups that perceive the College large analysis and educating objectives and associate with our lecturers accordingly
• An Innovation, Impression and Enterprise directorate that works carefully with our lecturers offering specialist assist for exterior engagement and improvement
• Our Exeter Educational initiative supporting excessive performing lecturers to realize their potential and develop their profession
• A large number of employees advantages together with sector main advantages round maternity, adoption and shared parental depart  (as much as 26 weeks full pay), Paternity depart (as much as 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Remedy Coverage
• A ravishing campus set within the coronary heart of beautiful Devon.

The College of Exeter

We’re a member of the distinguished Russell Group of research-intensive universities and within the high 200 universities on this planet (Occasions Increased Schooling World College Rankings 2024 and QS World College Rating 2024). We mix world-class educating with world-class analysis, attaining a Gold score within the Educating Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold rankings for Pupil Expertise and Pupil Outcomes.

Our world-leading analysis impression has grown greater than every other Russell Group college lately, and we’re dwelling to a number of the world’s most influential researchers, looking for to reply a number of the most elementary points dealing with humankind at this time. Greater than 99% of our analysis is of worldwide high quality and 47% is world-leading (2021 Analysis Excellence Framework).

Our Equality, Variety and Inclusion Dedication

We’re dedicated to making sure cheap changes  can be found for interviews and workplaces.

While all candidates will probably be judged on advantage alone, we notably welcome purposes from teams at present underrepresented inside our working group. 

Additional data

For additional data please contact Professor Austin Smith, e-mail [email protected]