Postdoctoral position at the deparment of Molecular Biology - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan
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Umeå University, Medicinska fakulteten
Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions with over 37,000 students and about 4,700 employees. The University offers a diversity of high-quality education and world-leading research in several fields. Notably, the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was made here. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, work together and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture.
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The Faculty of Medicine, which consists of 13 departments, is responsible for biomedical research and courses in the field of nursing and health care and has an extensive research and graduate education in more than 80 subjects.
We are looking for a postdoc in molecular biology within the project “Peptidoglycan biology and genetics in Vibrio cholerae”. The position is full time for two years and is placed at the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Sweden. The deadline for application is 2018-03-26 and the position is expected to start in May 2018 or as otherwise agreed .
Project
We study cell wall biology and genetics in bacteria. We use high throughput analytical technologies to uncover novel determinants of cell wall homeostasis. The open project focuses on a genome wide peptidoglycan profiling in the model bacterium Vibrio cholerae. In the study you will perform state of the art UPLC-MS assays coupled to chemometric tools, live microscopy and transposon-sequencing screenings amongst other biochemical, cell and molecular biology techniques.
The project is based in the lab of Felipe Cava the Laboratory of Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), at the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University.
Qualifications
You must hold a University degree equivalent to a European University PhD at the time of the last day to apply for the position. You should be highly motivated, have very good communication skills with senior colleagues and peers and the ability to interact in a team.
You need to have previous experience in molecular microbiology and analytical chemistry of the bacterial cell wall. Previous experience in NGS technologies (i.e. MiSeq), strong genetics background and Tn-Seq are a plus. You need to be skilled in both oral and written communication in English.
How to apply
You apply through our recruitment system. Log into the system and apply via the button at the bottom of the webpage. The application should include:
- a motivation letter
- CV with a full publication list
- Copy of the PhD diploma
- Contact details of at least two referees.
Application can be written in English.
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | 2018-05-01 |
| Salary | Monthly salary |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100% |
| City | Umeå |
| County | Västerbottens län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | AN 2.2.1-429-18 |
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| Published | 05.Mar.2018 |
| Last application date | 26.Mar.2018 11:59 PM CEST |