Location:
Hawkshead (nr Potters Bar, Herts) / Camden (Kings Cross, London)
Salary:
£53,188 to £68,063 Per Annum Including London Weighting
Closing Date:
23.59 hours BST on Friday 21 August 2026
Interview Date:
Wednesday 23 September 2026
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) invites applications for a Lecturer in Microbiology to join the Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences. You will be based in the Centre for Emerging, Endemic and Exotic Disease (CEEED); one of the UK's leading centres for research on infectious diseases affecting animals and humans.
The post is suitable for an individual who has completed a PhD in Microbiology or a closely related subject. The successful applicant will have a proven track-record of high-quality publications and demonstrate the potential to attract external funding in the area of bacterial zoonoses/antimicrobial resistance/veterinary microbiology (bacteriology). The department includes researchers with interests in AMR, One Health, Disease tracking in populations and host-pathogen interactions and the new role will interface with these areas. The successful applicant will also form strong collaborative links with the two other Departments at RVC, Comparative Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Science and Services.
Applicants must be enthusiastic teachers and will contribute significantly to the delivery and assessment of our undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes and develop leadership roles in teaching.
The RVC has a welcoming and collegiate culture.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
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Competitive and attractive pension package
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Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays + concessionary days)
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Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
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A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
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On site café and restaurant
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Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
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Cycle to work scheme
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Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Prospective applicants wishing to have an informal discussion should contact Professor Sharon Kendall, [email protected], by email in the first instance.
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
