Closes: 9th February 2025
Apply Here:https://www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-dodd-group-6/
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre, working interactions between circadian programs in Bacillus subtilis and plants.
About the Dodd Group
The Dodd Group focuses on how circadian rhythms adapt bacteria and plants to their fluctuating environments. Circadian rhythms are biological cycles, with a period of about 24 h, that are self-sustaining and are thought to provide a biological measure of time. The Dodd lab uses a variety of model systems for their research, including model plants, crop plants, and non-photosynthetic bacteria.
The role
The MicroClock ERC Synergy Team seeks an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral researcher to investigate the interactions between circadian programs in Bacillus subtilis and plants, using imaging methods and reporter genes. Based in the group of Antony Dodd at the JIC, they will work closely with MicroClock Synergy Team members at Leiden University and LMU Munich, as part of a major programme to understand the mechanisms and functions of the circadian clock in Bacillus subtilis.
The ideal candidate
You will have a PhD (full award or expected within 6 months) or equivalent in chronobiology, plant biology, microbiology, molecular plant-microbe interactions or a related discipline.
You will have in-depth knowledge of the design and implementation of experiments to study circadian rhythms and experimental experience of bioluminescence reporter gene systems. You will also have demonstrable expertise in plant sciences, microbiology, or chronobiology, as well as experience of conducting research with model organisms.
Knowledge of and experimental experience of studying molecular processes of plant-microbe interactions, microbiology or microbial ecology is not essential, but would be advantageous.