We are looking to fill the following roles linked to BBSRC sLoLa 'Rules of life in CO2-driven communities: Microbiome engineering for a Net Zero future'.

PDRA 1 (4yrs) - cultivation and characterisation (DNA- and RNA-sequencing / bioinformatics focus) of Icelandic hot spring microbiomes, involved fieldwork in Iceland

PDRA 2 (4yrs) - microbiome metabolomics, multi-omic data integration

PDRA 3 (3yrs) - microbiome metabolic modelling

Read more about the sLoLa project here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/the-university-of-manchester-secures-major-bioscience-funding-to-harness-the-activity-of-microbiomes-for-a-more-sustainable-future/ https://www.ukri.org/news/bbsrc-invests-18-million-in-world-class-frontier-bioscience/

More details about these roles can be found in the links above. Deadline to apply for PDRA roles is September 6th 2024.