Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and proactive Research Technician to join the Bertuzzi’s group at the Manchester Fungal Infection at the University of Manchester. The post is available from the 1st of February 2026 on a full-time basis for 24 months, with the possibility to extend. The candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers, working on an Wellcome Trust funded project investigating how Mucorales fungi adapt to natural and in-host environments and how stress adaptation drives infection, utilising our cutting-edge experimental workflows and unrivalled access to clinical and environmental isolates. The candidate will provide technical and administrative support to the research activities within the Bertuzzi lab. This will involve assisting with a range of project specific research activities (e.g. construction and validation of Mucorales mutants and reporters, testing the effect of stressors of Mucorales growth and in vitro host interactions), managing laboratory equipment and consumables stocks, ensuring health and safety and ethics compliance within the laboratory, maintaining laboratory inventories and audits and identifying ways to maximise sustainable lab practice. The ideal candidate will have previous lab experience or lab management experience and support undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
What you will get in return:
* Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
* Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
* Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
* Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
* Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk .
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Dr Margherita Bertuzzi or Dr. Lorraine Schmidt.
Email margherita.bertuzzi@manchester.ac.uk or lorraine.schmidt@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.