PDRA

Vacancy Reference Number

SRF35258-R

Organisation:

University of Reading

Closing Date

31 May 2021

Salary

£30,942 - £40,322 per annum

Address

University of Reading, Department of Chemistry, Whiteknights. Reading, UK

Duration

up to 3 years

We are looking for two experienced post-doctoral researchers in mass spectrometry (MS) to work on an MS platform development project for large population diagnostics based on liquid AP-MALDI MS, funded by the EPSRC (EP/V047485/1).

This project is a unique opportunity to advance MALDI MS to the next generation of tools in clinical diagnostics, especially in clinical microbiology, enhancing the speed and specificity of disease detection. The project is well supported, including collaborators from a major analytical instrument manufacturer and the local Royal Berkshire Hospital, a newly funded and dedicated Q-TOF mass spectrometer, and two PDRA positions.

Both PDRAs will be involved in all aspects of the project, share the same research goals and work together as part of an integrated team. However, it is envisaged that one PDRA will liaise more with our industrial collaborators and focus on ion source design and hardware modifications. While the other PDRA will be more involved with the biological sample preparation and clinical aspects of the work.

Further Information

https://jobs.reading.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=7776

Contact Details

Prof Rainer Cramer; 0118 378 4550