2012 - present: Associate Professor in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University.

Past appointments:

• Marie Curie Research Fellow (2008 – 2011): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
• Postdoc/Research Associate (2003 – 2008): Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban, United Kingdom.
• Researcher (2002 – 2003) Fluorotechnics, Ltd., Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
• Senior Research Associate (2002) Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-Innovation, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
• Postdoc Researcher (1999 – 2001) University of Florida, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
• Course Coordinator & Instructor (1996 – 1997) Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 
• PhD (1995 - 1999) Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
• BSc (Honours 1st Class) (1990 – 1994) Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

• Lead research on microbial ecology projects, with a particular interest on the microbial response to oil spills and bioremediation processes.
• Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD projects, and reviewer of PhD vivas at UK and overseas universities.
• Member of international scientific associations and microbiological societies.