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Location
London, London (region), TW9 3AE
About the job
Job summary
RBG Kew is seeking a Coordinator for our involvement in the Darwin Tree of Life project to join our Science team. As new approaches to DNA sequencing are increasingly transforming the biological sciences, Kew is involved in this exciting project, which aims to decipher the complete genome of every eukaryotic species in the UK. The post-holder will coordinate Kews involvement over several interested teams and our collaboration with our external partners.
Job description
Kews involvement in the Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project encompasses both plants and fungi; and includes sampling and vouchering of specimens; determination of genome sizes, and involvement in the projects ethical, regulatory and outreach activity. Kew is the lead in delivering the fungal component of DToL. The post holder will coordinate our involvement in the project, managing operations, supporting the senior investigators at Kew, and liaising with external project partners. The post holder will engage with the fungal element and secure its successful delivery. To do this, they will engage in extensive dialogue with project stakeholders, within and outside of Kew; and develop broad collaborations to open future opportunities for scientific partnerships.
Person specification
The successful candidate will have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g. mycology, botany, biodiversity science, bioinformatics, genomics), and will be excited about the potential of genomics to transform scientific research. They will have previous experience of working in a research environment. They will be good communicators, happy to engage with a wide community of researchers, and with a proven ability to implement and deliver projects and to contribute to the scientific literature. Experience of fieldwork, fungal taxonomy, citizen science, molecular biology, or computational analysis would be an advantage.
As we are unable to accept CV’s, please ensure you complete the application form in full. Please also upload a document with a list of publications and projects you have been involved in.
This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.
Benefits
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
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Selection process details
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application via the Kew Gardens website.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
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Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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