Research Officer – Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath -Biology & Biochemistry

Salary:   Starting from £30,424, rising to £36,298 
Closing Date:   30 May 2013
Interview Date:   To be confirmed 
Reference:  VH1634
PDRA 3 (three years) will have a Molecular Biology background (PhD in Microbial Molecular Biology) and will be responsible for construction of terpene biosynthetic pathways in Geobacillus sp.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on the project “Terpene-based Manufacturing for Sustainable Chemical Feedstocks”, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop new routes to high-value compounds based on renewable feedstocks.
The wider project is led by the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies at Bathhttp://www.bath.ac.uk/csct/dtc/) and also involves the University of Bristol (School of Chemistry) and the University of Cambridge (Institute for Manufacturing and Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology).
Project information:   http://www.bath.ac.uk/csct/research/projects/20130201-terpenes.html
This is one of a number of other vacancies within this project, further information can be found at:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AGJ745
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AGJ743
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AGJ741
For further information or informal discussion about the positions please contact Prof. Matthew Davidson (PI of the project) at [email protected] (general enquires),

Prof David Leak at [email protected] (Biology and Biochemistry).
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