Social network you want to login/join with:
Research Assistant in Microbiology, Oxford
col-narrow-left
Client:
University of Oxford
Location:
Oxford, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
-
EU work permit required:
Yes
col-narrow-right
Job Reference:
36cbecf92c33
Job Views:
5
Posted:
12.08.2025
col-wide
Job Description:
We are seeking
to appoint a Research Assistant to join the lab of Dr Mathew Stracy, based in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. This project will involve experimental work in vivo and in vitro to identify and deconvolve the key factors that determine how antibiotics affect a patient’s resident microbial population and any resistant pathogens persisting within it. The ultimate objective is to develop new ways to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance within and between patients. The post-holder will be responsible for planning and executing experimental work to understand how antibiotics affect target strains of interest within gut microbial communities in vitro. This will include microbiology techniques such as anaerobic culturing, serial dilution spot plating, broth microdilution, cloning, DNA extraction and metagenomic sequencing. You should hold an undergraduate degree or Master’s degree in a relevant subject (microbiology, biological sciences, or a related field). You should have previous experience in wet lab microbiology techniques, including spot plating, measuring MICs, DNA extraction and cloning. Excellent understanding of the intestinal microbiota and antibiotic resistance is essential.
We are seeking
to appoint a Research Assistant to join the lab of Dr Mathew Stracy, based in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. This project will involve experimental work in vivo and in vitro to identify and deconvolve the key factors that determine how antibiotics affect a patient’s resident microbial population and any resistant pathogens persisting within it. The ultimate objective is to develop new ways to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance within and between patients. The post-holder will be responsible for planning and executing experimental work to understand how antibiotics affect target strains of interest within gut microbial communities in vitro. This will include microbiology techniques such as anaerobic culturing, serial dilution spot plating, broth microdilution, cloning, DNA extraction and metagenomic sequencing. You should hold an undergraduate degree or Master’s degree in a relevant subject (microbiology, biological sciences, or a related field). You should have previous experience in wet lab microbiology techniques, including spot plating, measuring MICs, DNA extraction and cloning. Excellent understanding of the intestinal microbiota and antibiotic resistance is essential. #J-18808-Ljbffr