Technician in Microbiology

Starting salary from £26,707 per annum, with an annual increment up to £30,378 per annum.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technician to join the School of Biological Sciences as part of the £12 million BBSRC funded Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre, which brings together scientists and engineers from ten leading UK institutions, alongside industrial collaborators, in a mission to enhance and develop the natural abilities of micro-organisms to clean up our planet. You will have the opportunity to develop a skillset in the growing field of engineering biology.

• Assist a senior postdoctoral associate in generating a wide range of bacterial strains for environmental applications including compound production and bioremediation.
• Generate reagents and growth media, maintain and measure bacterial cultures.
• As experience is gained, aid the senior postdoctoral associate in constructing plasmids and generating bacterial mutants.

• B.Sc. in a relevant research area (or equivalent experience), or currently completing one.
• Experience in growing bacteria and making solutions and agar plates.

This full-time post is available from 7 September 2025 on a fixed-term basis for 2 years. Further information on our great benefits package, including 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days, can be found on our benefits page.

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

Closing date: 13 July 2026.