Research Assistant/Associate Full Time

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The role
A post is available for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Research Assistant/Associate to join a multidisciplinary project working in the laboratories of Julia Hubbard and Heath Murray. This MRC-funded position is based at the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology (CBCB) at Newcastle University.

The aims of this project are to develop cellular assays for identifying small molecules that inhibit the essential bacterial DNA replication initiator DnaA and to construct DnaA mutations in ESKAPE pathogens to validate DnaA as a target for drug discovery. Ideal applicants should be in possession of, or near finalisation of a PhD in a relevant field.

Information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences is available at: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medicalsciences/.

Information about the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology (CBCB) is available at: www.ncl.ac.uk/cbcb/.

This post is available on a full-time, fixed-term basis for the duration of 12 months.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Julia Hubbard (Julia.hubbard@newcastle.ac.uk) or Professor Heath Murray (heath.murray@newcastle.ac.uk).