Assistant Bacteriology Technician Job in Devon and Cornwall

ASSISTANT BACTERIOLOGY TECHNICIAN

Location: Starcross, Exeter

Contract Length: 3 – 10 months (with possible extensions)

Pay rate: £12.50 per hour

The role provides scientific technical expertise for a wide range of projects in the bacteriology field.

Key Tasks:

• Culture of different organisms (e.g. E. coli, Salmonella spp., Staph aureus, Brucella spp., Champylobacter spp., Mycoplasmas or Mycobacterium bovis) on specialist media isolated from a wide range of biological samples (e.g. faeces, tissues, swabs or food samples).
• Phenotypic tests including serological typing, antimicrobial resistance susceptibility testing, including minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and zone diffusion testing.
• Molecular tests including antimicrobial resistance gene detection by either single gene (PCR) or whole genome sequencing (WGS) approaches, 16S gene sequencing, other WGS related tests.  Basic related ‘bioinformatics’.
• Basic immunology including cell counting and immunoassay of cytokines.
• Speciation of bacteria by genetic and MALDI-ToF approaches.
• Presentation of data in tabular or graphical formats for compilation in reports or papers.
• Responsibility as a room officer for a laboratory.
• Working to quality (9001:2015 or UKAS 17025) and safety standards.
• Contributing to preparation of reports/papers (Technician).
• Quality assurance testing of media.
• Support of farm/abattoir/hatchery/feed mill investigations might be required.
• Working to tight deadlines of commercial customers.

Essential Requirements:

• A Levels or equivalent in science related subjects.
• A first degree in a related field e.g. Microbiology with components including bacteriology, antimicrobial resistance and molecular genetics (Technician).
• Practical experience in techniques related to general bacteriology (Technician)