Opportunities
In addition to the specific positions advertised below under Current Staff Vacancies , The Sainsbury Laboratory invites applications from talented students and researchers that are interested in plant and microbial sciences. Please follow the links below for more information
Ph.D.Student opportunities
The Sainsbury Laboratory operates a joint Ph.D. programme with the John Innes Centre. Students are registered with the adjoining University of East Anglia (UEA) which has a lively academic, social and sporting student life. For current student opportunities please see www.jic.ac.uk/students/search/current_opps.asp
Predoctoral internships
Individuals who seek practical experience in advance of starting a PhD should consider applying for a predoctoral internship. For more details see http://www.tsl.ac.uk/docs/TSL Internships_WEB.pdf
Postdoctoral opportunities
The Sainsbury Laboratory continuously seeks outstanding postdoctoral applicants with a commitment to the mission of the Laboratory to make fundamental discoveries in the science of plant-microbe interactions and deliver solutions to crop diseases. Applicants should submit a cover letter stating their research interests and motivation, a CV, and the names of at least three referees to the Project Leader they are interested in working with, or to hr@tsl.ac.uk. Higher priority will be given to applicants with an outstanding record who are competitive for postdoctoral fellowship awards.
Current Staff Vacancies
Please be aware that due to the anticipated large response to our vacancies we can only contact successful short listed applicants.
Three Post-doctoral Research positions
Three post-doctoral researchers are sought for two years to research the molecular basis of interactions between Arabidopsis and the oomycete pathogens Albugo laibachii and Al. candida.
Applications open for the Undergraduate Summer Programme
Applications are now open for the International Undergraduate Summer Research Training Programme. The 8 week programme is co-hosted by The John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and The Genome Analysis Centre and provides UK and non-UK students with the unique opportunity to spend the summer of 2012 on the Norwich campus.
Current Vacancies
Three Post-doctoral Research positions
Applications open for the Undergraduate Summer Programme
Predoctoral Internship in The Sainsbury Laboratory Two Blades Group
The Sainsbury Laboratory has excellent research facilities and an international reputation for basic and applied research in Plant Science and Microbiology.
It, along with the John Innes Centre, is recognised as a centre of excellence for postgraduate training and a European Marie Curie training site for early stage researchers.
