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🥝 Research Associate / Fellow - Root oxygen dynamics and development (Fixed-Term)

University-of-Nottingham | sutton bonington, United-Kingdom | Posted June 08, 2026

Job Description

Research Associate / Fellow - Root oxygen dynamics and development (Fixed-Term)

Location
Sutton Bonington

Salary
£31,387 to £46,485 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £35,608 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Interview Date
To be confirmed

Reference
SCI X1

Applications are invited to join an ERC‑funded research programme in the laboratory of Dr Vinay Shukla. The position is part of the project BreathingUnderground, which explores how oxygen availability within plant roots shapes development, physiology and adaptive responses.

The overall aim of the project is to understand how internal oxygen landscapes arise in roots and how these spatial differences are sensed and integrated with developmental programmes. The work will focus on mechanisms operating at the interface of root tissue organisation, signalling pathways...

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