Job reference: SAE-032677
Salary: £38,448 - £46,970 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Department of Chemistry
Hours Per Week: 1 FTE
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 09/11/2026
Contract Duration: 14 months
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences
This PDRA position will be based in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) under the supervision of Dr Yi Jin, Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellow.
The candidate will conduct research in the laboratories and manage the Jin group. They will lead the design, development and implementation of the experiments to study a bacterial pathway called sulfoglycolysis, as well as plasmid design and cloning, enzyme production and purification, and BSL2 organism handling. Whilst a number of aspects of this project have been established and implemented in the group, an essential part of this role will be to communicate and further develop the project with other group members and collaborators. This post will be last part of 6-year long project and bring a conclusion by publishing the impactful results in high-impact journals.
About the Team
MIB is a cross-disciplinary research centre that brings together more than 400 researchers with expertise and skills supporting industrial, environmental and clinical biotechnology, including chemistry; chemical biology; engineering biology; biochemical-engineering; materials science; synthetic biology; advanced analytics and computer science.
The Jin group is located in Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), currently consisted of 7 PhD students. Her group has expertise in fluorine chemistry, structural biology and mechanistic enzymology enables her to drive transformative research into the enzymes and pathways involved in bacterial persistence and antibiotic resistance. This role is funded by the Wellcome Trust Fellowship, involving working in both MIB and Michael Smith Building.
(Grades 6-9)
Our benefits include:
- Generous employer contribution pension
- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
- Ride to work and EV car scheme available
For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.
Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews
Name: Yi Jin
Email Address: yi.jin@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries and administrative support
recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
Technical and job portal support
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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.
£38,448 to £46,970 per annum depending on experience
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