Research Scientist (Host–Microbiome Interactions and Microbial Metabolism)

Research Scientist (Host–Microbiome Interactions and Microbial Metabolism)

Applications Close: 22 March 2026

Salary: £37,500 to £45,350 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

Contract Length: 36

Research Scientist

We’re looking for a motivated Research Scientist to join the laboratory of Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra in the Food, Microbiome and Health programme at Quadram Institute Bioscience.

The postholder will help investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences human health, with a particular focus on protein malnutrition and obesity. Research in the lab centres on sulphate- and sulphite-reducing bacteria of the Desulfovibrionaceae and their interactions with the host and the wider gut microbiome. Our work uses a range of advanced host-relevant experimental systems, including in vitro and in vivo models, integrated with anaerobic microbiology and metagenomics.

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