drawing The Whelan lab is located in the Michael Smith building on the University of Manchester campus in Manchester, UK. We are part of the School of Biological Sciences and Division of Evolution, Infection, and Genomics (EIGEN). The Whelan lab is an activate member of the Microbial Evolution Research at Manchester (MERMan) group, a collective of 14 PIs and >50 research staff who are colocalized in high-end laboratory facilities and form a thriving, collaborative research environment.




Join us!

Current open positions in our group:

Summer Studentship

28 July start, 6-week position

This summer studentship position, funded by the Lister Institute, will allow an Undergraduate student (likely finishing their 2nd year) to work alongside a Postdocotoral Research Associate in the lab studying pathogen interactions in the cystic fibrosis lung microbiome. The student will get a chance to learn hands-on laboratory skills, how to plan experiments, and will have the opportunity to present their work as a poster presentation in September. This position is now open with applications closing on 31 March 2025; for more details and to apply, please check out jobs.manchester.ac.uk, Job reference: BMH-028225.

PDRA

early 2025 start, 3-year position

This Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position is funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and open to both UK nationals and international candidates. This position is for a microbiologist interested in high throughput microbe-pathogen competition assays and use of a Drosophila melanogaster chronic infection model to investigate the cystic fibrosis lung microbiome. This position is now open with application closing 12 February 2025; for more details and to apply, please visit jobs.manchester.ac.uk, Job reference: BMH-027904.







If you are interested in positions within the Lab, email Fiona your CV, and a short statement of interest.

The Whelan lab would be honoured to host applications to The British Academy's Fellowships for Researchers at Risk programme. If you work on anything vaguely related to our Research interests, please get in touch- I would be happy to help guide the submission of an application.

Additionally, we are always interested in individuals who would like to apply for scholarships or fellowships. Some options of funding opportunities follow:

Postdoctoral Fellowships:

Doctoral/Postgraduate Fellowships: