PART- TIME (10.5 HOURS PER WEEK), FIXED-TERM APPOINTMENT TO 30TH APRIL 2026

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Part-Time Research Assistant to support ongoing projects within the antimicrobial chemotherapy and resistance space. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team working on innovative solutions to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), contributing to a dynamic portfolio of translational research as part of the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON).
You will play a key role in the preparation and screening (microbiological and bioinformatic) of an environmental microbial isolate library, facilitating the identification of novel antimicrobial agents and resistance mechanisms.

• Prepare and maintain adequate laboratory records of methods, sample details and results
• Responsible for day to day microbiology activities, working independently as well as collaboratively and in accordance with laboratory procedures and protocols
• Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures and risk assessments
• Ensure laboratory space is kept clean and well supplied
• Maintain a safe working environment
• Organise and maintain stocks of laboratory reagents
• Organise and maintain stocks of microbial isolates
• Assist with supervising students and visitors to the lab
• Assist with the planning and organisation of resources for the smooth running of the laboratory, including overseeing the ordering of apparatus, equipment components and materials
• Expand our environmental isolate library
• Work with collaborators and stakeholders to ensure the maximum potential of the isolate library is released
• Co-ordinate and participate in outreach activities within the aligned Swab and Send project.