University Assistant (prae doc)

9 May 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculty of Chemistry

Department

Department of Biological Chemistry

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Austria

Application Deadline

27 May 2023 - 23:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

30

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

14169

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

0

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

No

Offer Description

We are currently looking for a highly talented and highly motivated PhD student (prae-doc) with a strong background in Synthetic Chemistry, and Chemical Biology to join our Microbial Biochemistry Research Group at the University of Vienna. In our research group we explore chemical strategies for the customized modulation of bacterial population behavior with the goal of selectively interfering and controlling growth, motility, virulence and species interactions of human pathogens and commensals. We also investigate the chemical interactions of commensal and pathogenic bacteria as well as the chemistry of microbe-human interactions and aim to exploit the potential of the privileged structures of natural products by synthetic organic chemistry. We hereby focus mainly on novel anti-infective compounds including inhibitors of virulence and specific pathogenesis-associated targets as well as species selective antibiotics. Our vision is to develop customized chemical tools to selectively target viability, virulence and behavior of individual species in a complex microbiome which would open the possibility of chemical microbiome engineering in the future. Duties and responsibilities of the successful applicant will include, but are not limited to:

- Participation and implementation of research projects on the aforementioned topics with the possibility of writing a dissertation

- Design and synthesis of bacterial natural products

- Elucidation of biosynthetic mechanisms

- Biological assay development

- Preparation of research reports, manuscripts for publications and oral presentations

- Supervision and training of students and staff members

- Support with administrative tasks

- Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement

- Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums

- Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Requirements
Skills/Qualifications

Completed degree (Master) in chemistry, life sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology pharmacology, microbiology, or similar.
Excellent command of written and spoken English, very good organization skills, precision and diligence in laboratory work, highest level of motivation, excellent teamwork skills. Letter of motivation including research interests, Academic curriculum vitae, List of publications, evidence of teaching (if available) -Degree certificates

Specific Requirements

Completed degree (Master) in chemistry, life sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology pharmacology, microbiology, or similar.
Excellent command of written and spoken English, very good organization skills, precision and diligence in laboratory work, highest level of motivation, excellent teamwork skills. Letter of motivation including research interests, Academic curriculum vitae, List of publications, evidence of teaching (if available) -Degree certificates

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information
Benefits

www.univie.ac.at

Eligibility criteria

Completed degree (Master) in chemistry, life sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology pharmacology, microbiology, or similar.

Selection process

Completed degree (Master) in chemistry, life sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology pharmacology, microbiology, or similar.

Additional comments

The University of Vienna was founded in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe. At present, about 88,000 students are enrolled in 180 courses at the University of Vienna. The University of Vienna is also the largest teaching and research institution in Austria with 8,900 employees, 6,700 of whom are scientists and academics.

Website for additional job details

http://www.univie.ac.at

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Biological Chemistry

Country

Austria

State/Province

VIENNA

City

Wien

Postal Code

1090

Street

Währinger Straße 38

Where to apply

E-mail

jobcenter@univie.ac.at

Contact

City

Wien

Website

http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/

Street

Währinger Straße 38

Postal Code

1090

E-Mail

jobcenter@univie.ac.at

Phone

+43-1-4277-70501

Fax

+43-1-4277-9705

STATUS: EXPIRED