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Research Assistant

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Posting date: 03 June 2025
Salary: £34,227 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 June 2025
Location: Egham, Surrey
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company: Royal Holloway University of London
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 0625-122

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Summary

Full-Time, Fixed-Term

Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant Full Time in the Department of Health Studies

BAC4RumA “Bacteriocin-rich extract from engineered lactic acid bacteria as an antibiotic alternative for therapeutic and prophylactic use in ruminants and aquaculture” is looking to appoint a research assistant for one year with potential extension to the end of the project in November 2026.

BAC4RumA is IDRC funded project looking for alternatives to Antibiotics for cattle and farmed tilapia in Nigeria. The post holder will be responsible for field data collection in Nigeria, data analysis and writing academic reports/articles for the project outcomes. The post holder will be mainly responsible for the work related to ruminants.

The post holders will work directly with Dr Mahmoud Eltholth and consortium collaborators in the UK, Spain, and Nigeria. The position is full time with 35 hours per week.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

Generous annual leave entitlement
Training and Development opportunities
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
Free parking
The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Mahmoud Eltholth Department of Health Studies on mahmoud.eltholth@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0625-112

Closing Date: 23:59, 18 June 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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