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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology: Targeting Central Metabolism to Restore Antibiotic Susceptibility in MRSA University of Galway in Ireland
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Microbiology
Funding
The position is funded by a Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Award. It is a four-year, full-time fixed-term appointment from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031, with a postdoctoral researcher salary of €47,273–€60,250 per annum, subject to project funding limitations. New public-sector appointments normally begin at the first point of the salary scale, with possible recognition of equivalent prior experience up to the scale maximum.
Deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Country
Ireland
University
University of Galway
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The University of Galway is recruiting an experienced postdoctoral researcher to join Professor James O’Gara’s research group in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences. The four-year project, funded through a Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Award, focuses on restoring antibiotic susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
The project, titled “Targeting the pyruvate node of central metabolism to restore antibiotic susceptibility in MRSA,” investigates how core bacterial metabolic pathways influence resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin-type drugs. The O’Gara laboratory has found that mutations affecting central metabolism can substantially alter resistance levels and expose previously unrecognised vulnerabilities in MRSA.
The researcher will contribute to efforts to exploit these vulnerabilities and identify adjuvant therapies that can resensitise MRSA to beta-lactam antibiotics. The work sits at the intersection of microbiology, bacterial physiology, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic susceptibility, and translational approaches to infectious disease.
This opportunity offers a research environment within Professor O’Gara’s laboratory and the University of Galway’s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, contributing to a Research Ireland-funded programme addressing resistance in a priority bacterial pathogen.
Funding details
The position is funded by a Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Award. It is a four-year, full-time fixed-term appointment from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031, with a postdoctoral researcher salary of €47,273–€60,250 per annum, subject to project funding limitations. New public-sector appointments normally begin at the first point of the salary scale, with possible recognition of equivalent prior experience up to the scale maximum.
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The full job description should be reviewed for the essential requirements. The post is for a suitably qualified experienced postdoctoral researcher; specific qualifications, skills, and eligibility criteria are not provided in the supplied text.
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