The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a workgroup leader for its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) immunology and vaccines team.

The salary range for the role is £57,316 - £64,380 and the deadline for applications is 11:55p.m on Friday, August 23.

The workgroup leader will be responsible for the scientific, resourcing and staffing leadership of the bTB immunology and vaccines team within the Department of Bacteriology.

The chosen candidate will need to have an undergraduate degree and PhD in a relevant scientific discipline with significant postdoctoral and leadership experience.

Workgroup

The APHA bTB immunology and vaccines team delivers the applied research element of the bTB portfolio providing evidence in support of policy.

As well as this, the team provides scientific support to diagnostics/surveillance and national and international reference laboratories.

The postholder will lead the team in resourcing and delivery, provide leadership in people management, and ensure the delivery of science across the workgroup in an appropriate environment according to relevant Health & Safety and Quality standards.

The chosen candidate will also be expected to maintain/develop an area of personal science expertise relevant to the workgroup activities.

Person specification

The chosen candidate will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills, APHA said, and will need experience of managing and resourcing a significant scientific team.

They will also need experience of mentoring junior scientists to produce work to high scientific standards.

The chosen candidate will also need:

Financial management experience;
Experience in research, diagnostics, or surveillance, ideally within the remit of the workgroup, with the scientific credibility to act as a figurehead for science outside own immediate area of expertise;
Experience of preparing successful project proposals/peer reviewed publications;
Experience of working with other institutes/laboratories at a national and international level;
Good knowledge and experience of ISO9001 and IS17025;
Good written and spoken English;
Full clean driving licence.