Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
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Department
School of Life Sciences
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Position Type
Fixed Term
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Duration
Fixed-term contract for 24 months
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Salary
£35,608 to £46,049 per annum
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About the Role
Informal Queries
For informal queries, please contact Ed Smith (Assistant Professor) at
[email protected].
Project Title: NSF/BIO: The role of gene copy number variation in host-microbe interactions
Funder: BBSRC
We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to join a new project on “The role of gene copy number variation in host-microbe interactions”, supported by a BBRSC/NSF research grant. This collaboration with the Reitzel Lab at UNC Charlotte will address how immune gene copy number variation alters host responses to immune stimuli, shapes the microbiome, and governs host-pathogen interactions.
In this role, you will lead on aspects of the wider project that are aligned to your research expertise. You’ll be expected to integrate multi-omic datasets, perform whole organism experiments, and undertake subsequent molecular analyses.
About the group/team
You will join the Smith Lab in the School of Life Sciences at Warwick University (please see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/people/esmith/ and https://www.edwardgsmith.com )
We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.
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About You
We are looking for someone with expertise in organismal biology or evolutionary ecology but we also welcome applications from people with backgrounds in developmental biology, immunology, genomics, or bioinformatics. You will have expertise in linking genomic variation to phenotype and a keen interest in structural variation and/or pangenomics. This should be supported by hands-on experience with 'omics' datasets (ideally including long-read sequencing data) and a background working with invertebrates or non-model species. Experience generating transgenic lines would be an advantage.
You are equally comfortable with wet-lab and computational work. You are a creative and independent researcher with strong problem-solving skills, able to work both as part of a collaborative team and on your own initiative.
For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the
PhD Status
If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).
Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6 (£35,608 per annum).
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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 research and teaching environment. Our workplace ethic has enabled us to gain the Athena SWAN Silver award. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all groups with protected characteristics traditionally under-represented in STEM fields. As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing gender equality under the Athena Swan chartermark, we would particularly encourage and welcome applications from female academics.
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About the University
We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.**
Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/.
- World University Ranking 2026, Complete University Guide 2026
** Research Excellence Framework 2021
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How to Apply
Closing Deadline: Sunday 6th September 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*
To apply, please click APPLY below and submit an application form by the closing deadline.
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