Vacancies

Come join us in Manchester! Jobs and studentships posted here.

If you are a prospective studentship, scholarship or fellowship applicant and would like to join the lab, we’d love to hear from you (william.smith-4@manchester.ac.uk).

Short research visits by visiting scholars are always welcome, please get in touch.

1-y FBRH PDRA available: “Engineering a safe, plug-and-play platform for producing tailocin biotherapeutics” (Applications now closed)

4-year UK studentship available: (CODE-M) “Losing your head: how do bacterial viruses evolve into anti-competitor weapons?” (Applications now closed)

4-year UK studentship available: (CODE-M) “The use of synthetic communities to understand how the cystic fibrosis microbiome responds to perturbation”. (Applications now closed)

The Smith Lab

The Smith lab is located in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, an award-winning interdisciplinary centre for bioscience discovery and innovation.

Our research lies at the intersection of molecular microbiology, evolution, and biotechnology, with a core focus on the mechanisms and applications of bacterial anti-competitor toxins. 

The Smith lab is also an active member of the Microbial Evolution Research at Manchester (MERMan) group, a collective of 15 PIs and >60 research staff.

Contact: william.smith-4@manchester.ac.uk