Senior Research Technician (110776-0825)
Senior Research Technician (110776-0825)
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About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Melissa Webby (Associate Professor) Melissa.webby@warwick.ac.uk
Fixed Term Contract and Full Time | 1.0 FTE / 36.5hours per week |Funding for up to 12 months | Expected start date- 1st October 2025
Howard Dalton Centre funded project: Deconstructing energised associations that build and maintain the Gram-negative Bacterial Cell Envelope
What scientific question will you investigate? / Outline of the project aims
You will join the Webby group in the School of Life Sciences at Warwick University. We are a diverse group of interdisciplinary scientists who investigate the molecular mechanisms that underpin cell envelope maintenance in Gram-negative bacteria. Our research focuses on understanding how protein complexes assemble and cooperate to preserve the three-layered cell envelope structure, a process that is essential for bacterial survival. This work has broad implications for our understanding of bacterial physiology and the identification of novel therapeutic targets.
As part of the team, you will support research by providing technical assistance across a wide range of experimental areas, including molecular biology, bacterial microbiology, and protein expression and purification. Your work will span multiple projects and contribute to downstream biochemical and biophysical analyses. You will collaborate closely with postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and external partners, including structural biologists, microbiologists, and biochemists.
In addition, you will help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the lab. This will include responsibilities such as training new lab members, maintaining inventories, ordering consumables, and ensuring the group remains compliant with relevant health and safety regulations.
About The Research Group
For more information about our lab visit https://webby-lab.owlstown.net/
We are based at the Gibbet Hill Campus, a vibrant research environment within the University of Warwick. Our lab is ideally located with direct access to media preparation facilities, cryo-EM infrastructure, fluorescence imaging microscopes, and a wide network of researchers with expertise in cell envelope biology, microbiology, and structural biology.
We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.
KEYWORDS: – [Gram-negative bacteria, antimicrobial resistance, bacterial microbiology, molecular biology, protein expression and purification, lab management]
About You
We are looking for a candidate with expertise in molecular biology techniques, including cloning, mutagenesis, and expression screening, as well as protein purification of both soluble and membrane proteins using affinity and size-exclusion chromatography.
We also welcome applications from individuals with a strong background in microbiology, particularly those experienced in sterile technique and bacterial cell culture.
Applicants should hold a laboratory-based research Master’s degree (or have equivalent hands-on experience) in a relevant subject area such as biochemistry, biological sciences, or a related field.
Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive attitude are essential. You should be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About The Department
School of Life Sciences
For further information about the School of Life Sciences please see our website at
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci
We believe that collegiality, openness, inclusivity and diversity are essential for an excellent environment; this ethic has enabled us to gain an Athena SWAN Silver award. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited by this role, we encourage you to apply, even if your past experience does not match exactly. We also encourage applications from all groups with protected characteristics
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
* QS World University Rankings 2024
* Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 23:55 (BST)
To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date.
Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).
You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.
* Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
* Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.
Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.
* Interview Date: To be confirmed
* Desired Start Date: 1st October 2025
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.
The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.
In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).
We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.
Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders
The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.
Job Description
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Right to Work in the UK
We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.
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