Postdoctoral Research Associate

In regards to the position

It is a 6-month postdoctoral publish that can proceed the event of metabolic engineering methods to accumulation bioplastics in vegetation at commercially related yields. The undertaking is focusing on the buildup of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) in vegetation, utilizing Marchantia polymorpha and tobacco as testbeds to prototype and optimize the engineering interventions. A selected focus will probably be on controlling competitors for the substrate of the pathway, acetyl CoA, which can be the substrate for vital endogenous metabolic pathways together with fatty acid biosynthesis and isoprenoid biosynthesis. Approaches utilizing inducible management of transgene expression and localization of enzymes to biomolecular condensates fashioned utilizing artificial scaffolds will probably be explored.

About you

We search an enthusiastic new colleague who holds a related PhD/DPhil or is close to to completion, along with related expertise. It’s important that you’ve earlier expertise and experience of plant metabolic engineering, and optogenetic gene regulation in vegetation and using artificial biomolecular condensates in vegetation.

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Functions for this emptiness are to be made on-line by way of our e-recruitment system, and may embrace the appliance letter, a CV, a listing addressing the job standards, and names of two tutorial references. The place Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or analysis outputs, please clarify this by offering an extra paragraph in your supporting assertion.

The College of Oxford is dedicated to equality and valuing range. All candidates will probably be judged on benefit, in accordance with the choice standards.

This publish is a 6-month mounted time period, full time place and is on the market from 01 Might 2024.

The cut-off date for functions is 12.00 midday on Friday 19 April 2024

For additional inquiries, please contact Prof Lee Sweetlove: [email protected]