Microbiology Scientist (ID 4290)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 21 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £33,350 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | KT15 3NB |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 444500/1 |
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Do you love working as part of a team, bringing an enthusiastic approach every day?
APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions. We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and support to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy.
The Science Directorate (SD) delivers high quality, high impact and highly relevant multidisciplinary science. Our people are diverse, talented, engaged and inspired to deliver innovative outcomes.
Provide scientific technical expertise for a wide range of projects in the bacteriology field. This might include work for Defra, government organisations such as the Food Standards Agency, European projects, academia, or for pharmaceuticals. This is a laboratory post based at our site in Surrey.
Provide delivery of bacteriological science for Defra and a range of commercial customers including academia and those in the veterinary bioscience/pharmaceutical sector. You will be expected to work flexibly to contribute to a range of scientific projects. Scientific activities are likely to include some of the following:-
- Culture of different organisms (e.g. E. coli, Salmonella spp., Staph aureus, Brucella spp., Campylobacter spp., Mycoplasmas or Mycobacteria) on specialist media isolated from a wide range of biological samples (e.g. faeces, tissues, swabs, food or environmental samples).
- Phenotypic tests including bacterial sero/typing, antimicrobial or disinfectant resistance susceptibility testing such as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Speciation of bacteria by genetic and MALDI-ToF approaches.
- Molecular tests including DNA/RNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or isothermal amplification, targeted gene sequencing, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) approaches.
- Basic immunology including cell counting and immunoassay.
- Analysis of data generated from phenotypic, molecular, and immunological techniques. This could include bioinformatics analysis.
- Preparation of data in tabular or graphical formats (using MS Excel, PowerPoint, Graphpad), for presentation in reports and manuscripts.
- Responsibility as a room officer for a laboratory.
- Working to quality (9001:2015 or UKAS 17025) and the latest version of the APHA safety policies and standards.
- Quality assurance testing of media.
- Participating and assisting with bacterial in vivo infection studies.
- Support of farm/abattoir/hatchery/feed mill investigations might be required.
- Working on in vitro models to simulate environmental samples might be required.
- Working to tight deadlines of commercial customers.
- Depending on the team, line management duties may be a requirement
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