Jobbtitel: Postdoc in Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology

Arbetsbeskrivning:

The vision of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences is to understand, explain and improve the world and the society we live in from a health and life-science perspective. Work at the faculty is guided by Linnaeus University's four core values: innovation, curiosity, proximity and benefit.

The Department of Biology and Environmental Science is part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The research activities within this multidisciplinary department include the areas of aquatic ecology, cell and organism biology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, environmental science and environmental engineering as well as zoonotic ecology.

Field of subject for the position:

The post doc. will be employed for work in the BONUS BLUEPRINT project supported by BONUS (Art 185), funded jointly by the EU and national funding institutions. The objective of BLUEPRINT is to provide improved input to biogeochemical models, and a novel set of indicators for Good Environmental Status (GES) directed towards the food web descriptor according to the Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD). This practical output of the proposal will be based on the relative dominance of metabolic and regulatory pathways, with the tentative name BPI (Biogeochemical Pathway Indicator).

Placement:

Kalmar

Extent and period:

Full time, temporary position 6 month with possibility of extension.

Required qualifications

Qualified for the appointment is the one who holds a PhD, or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD, and who have completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline. Applicants must not have previously been employed as a postdoctoral fellow for more than a year in the same or related subject area at Linnaeus University.

The applicant should have a background in Microbial Ecology and, Molecular Biology. Also required is experience in analyzing large datasets working with metagenomic and/or metatranscriptomic data. This would include experience in analyzing complex natural microbial communities.

Further assessment criteria:

Demonstrated knowledge about biogeochemical cycles, e.g. element transformations within the C, N and S cycles, microbial drivers and ecosystem functions of the Baltic Sea, will be valuable.

For further information contact: 

Head of department Per-Eric Betzholtz, per-eric.betzholtz (at) lnu,se tel:0480-446249

Research leader Jarone Pinhassi, jarone.pinhassi (at) lnu.se tel: 0480-446212

Professor Åke Hagström, ake.hagstrom (at) lnu.se                                                                 

Human Resources Consultant Ulrika Petersson, ulrika.petersson (at) lnu.se tel:0480-446996

 

Last date for application is: Febuary 22th 2016.

Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 on the closing day.

Timmar per vecka: Heltid/ Ej specificerat

Arbetsgivare Namn: Linnéuniversitetet

Arbetsgivare adress: Linnéuniversitetet 39182 Kalmar 39182 Kalmar

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Jobb kort beskrivning:
Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals

Land: Sweden

Område: Kalmar län

Avtalstid: Permanent

Typ av kontrakt: Full time

Källa till jobberbjudande: Public Employment Service of Sweden(AMS)

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