Role
The post-holder will join a larger team developing virus-refractory Aedes aegypti through various molecular mechanisms (see and https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.06.527261 and https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2303080120 for other examples). The post-holder will have a HNC, HND, undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience appropriate to grade. They will have enthusiasm for, and experience of, working with insects, evidence of careful and reliable working and ability to work effectively in a team. Training in project-specific methods such as insect transgenesis and the rearing and analysis of transgenic strains will be provided. The post-holder will report to the project team leader and through her/him to the lab head, Prof Luke Alphey.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
1. Undergraduate degree, HND, HNC, A levels, or equivalent depending on grade
2. Knowledge of relevant research techniques and methodologies.
3. Enthusiasm for, and experience of, working with insects
Interview date: To be confirmed