[Coral-List] Job: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Disease of Reef-forming Corals (University of Oxford, UK)

[Sarah Stiffel]

Job: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Disease of Reef-forming Corals (University of Oxford, UK)

Hi all,

We are currently recruiting a postdoc for a 3-year project investigating coral disease occurrence in the Chagos Archipelago. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary project involving a close collaboration between the Ocean Research and Conservation Group and a Comparative Immunology lab in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. See full description below. Please contact Alex Rogers (alex.rogers at zoo.ox.ac.uk<mailto:alex.rogers at zoo.ox.ac.uk>) for more information and to apply.

Best wishes,

Sarah

Sarah Stiffel
DPhil candidate, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.



Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Disease of Reef-forming Corals

The Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford is seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to undertake investigations of the occurrence of disease in reef-forming corals in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean.

The project will focus on the relationship between environmental stress and disease occurrence including molecular investigations of the coral immune response, disease resistance and the coral microbiome. The fellow will hold a relevant PhD or DPhil. and will be experienced in coral reef ecology and coral disease work with skills that include both the ability to undertake surveys and sampling in the field and molecular biology investigations in the laboratory. Other essential requirements for the post include experience of running research projects both in the field and in the laboratory through to publication of peer-reviewed research papers in good quality journals..

The postholder must also be an experienced SCUBA diver (PADI Dive Master or Equivalent) and should have experience of working in remote locations in a team environment. Some minor supervisory/teaching duties may be undertaken including supervision of undergraduate projects and mentoring of DPhil students. It is also essential that the postholder is an excellent communicator, able to present research results at scientific meetings, to funders or to the media if required.

This post is full-time, fixed-term for 3 years. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 30 May 2018.

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BJL697/postdoctoral-research-assistant-in-disease-of-reef-forming-corals/