Postdoc or PhD position Post-Fire Microbial Ecology in Prague

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences

Department

Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Environmental science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Prague)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, group of Petr Kohout (https://kohoutlab.com/ ), is looking for a motivated PhD student or postdoctoral fellow. The person will join the consortium of the Excellence Research Centre Project “INTER-MICRO” that aims to identify global change factors (in this case forest wildfire) on microbes and microbial mediated ecosystem processes.

The new postdoc or PhD student will also gain from our long-term research collaboration with prof. Petr Baldrian (head of the Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology) and prof. Jan Wild from the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science.

The proposed postdoctoral position aims to identify the magnitude of alien fungal invasions on the global scale, environmental drivers predicting fungal invasions and role of the alien fungi in the invaded ecosystems.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

•           University degree in the field of mycology, ecology, biogeography or similar.

•           First-authored papers in leading interdisciplinary journals or high-ranking IF journals in the fields of ecology, mycology or soil science research (Postdoc candidate)

•           Excellence in English and good communication skills

•           Motivation for scientific work within the frames of the project

•           During the appointment, the person will be based in Czechia

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

•          Work in an inspiring and friendly environment of an international team. For more details about the research group see: https://kohoutlab.com/

•           We offer access to interesting experiments / datasets produced by the lab and their collaborators.

•           The position is initially funded for 2 years (Postdoc) or until June 2028 (PhD candidate). The full-time position has a weekly working time of 40 hours.  

•          30 days paid holiday per year

•           Employee benefits (discount on meals, sport/leisure activities, language courses etc.)

 

Selection process

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2024, with a start date of 1 October for PhD students.

The start date for postdocs is negotiable (expected before 1 October 2024).

Please send your Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter and contacts to at least two independent professionals (such as PhD or postdoc supervisors) who can provide reference.

For more information, please contact Petr Kohout ([email protected] ).

Website for additional job details

https://kohoutlab.com/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences

Country

Czech Republic

City

Praha 4

Postal Code

142 00

Street

Vídeňská 1083

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Praha 4

Website

https://mbucas.cz/

Street

Vídeňská 1083

Postal Code

142 00

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED