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Working as a Research Assistant within the Department of Aquatic Ecology you will be supporting the research of five scientists and their teams of Postdocs, PhDs, Masters students and interns. You will work within a team of five research assistants, contributing to general tasks with a focus on independently performing, developing and interpreting analyses in the chemical and molecular laboratories. The most common analyses are water chemistry (e.g. nutrients) and pollutant analyses, such as pharmaceuticals. Moreover, it involves the analysis and methods development of a range of biochemical analyses such as photosynthetic pigments, elements, stable isotopes and metabolites in samples from aquatic systems and cultures, such as algae and zooplankton and the application of basic molecular methods.

Are you curious about how climate change will impact plant growth in wetland and heathland systems? We are looking for a motivated student to study how mutualistic fungi (ericoid mycorrhizal fungi) respond to elevated temperatures and what this means for the plants they associate with.

Are you curious about the role that mycorrhizal fungi play in mediating plant invasions? We are seeking a motivated student to test how non-native species differ from native species in their mycorrhizal relationships to understand how they invade.

We seek an aquatic ecosystem modeller who integrates this expertise with real-world “wet boots” and experimental experience. The successful candidate will conduct research in a department with world-class experimental facilities including the Limnotrons “mini-lakes”, the Aqua-flex Arena mesocosm system, diverse aquatic assay facilities and excellent analytical laboratories.