Full-time Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Fungal Biology

Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech

Updated: 2 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

23 Feb 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences
Department

Laboratory of Fungal Biology
Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
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 Fungal Biology of the Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences (mbucas.cz/en/research/ecology/laboratory-of-fungal-biology/ ), seeks to fill

A vacant Postdoctoral  Researcher position (100%)

to work on ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere microbiomes

 


Requirements
Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

We seek

  • Enthusiastic young researcher interested in synthetic microbiomes
  • Holders of PhD title for less than 5 years
  • Strong background in microbiology/soil science/plant sciences
  • Team player within a large interdisciplinary project
  • Having interest in interkingdom interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria
  • Fluent in English, understanding Czech is an asset
  • Well-developed communication and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated capability of independent publishing of research results

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Languages
CZECH
Level
Basic

Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

We offer

  • Working in a large Krc campus of academic research institutes in Prague-city
  • Well-equipped standard biochemistry and molecular-biology labs
  • Research glasshouse and growth chambers
  • Possibility to work with both stable- and radio-isotopes
  • Integration into multidisciplinary team working with cutting-edge technologies and cross-disciplinary research issues
  • Access to advanced equipment (ultracentrifuges, NGS, microscopy, various chromatography, MS and NMR instruments etc.) on campus
  • Friendly environment with high visibility in global research community
  • Long-term employment perspective within a vibrant scientific campus
  • Gross salary between 60000 and 69000 CZK/month (depending on age/career stage/achievements). Further pay rise is possible from third-party funded projects (to be acquired by the researcher)
  • Institutional support in developing own research agenda
  • 6 weeks (30 days) of holidays per year upon full-time employment
  • Various employee benefits (canteen, sport/leisure activities, language courses etc.)
  • Initial contract for 1 year, could be prolonged until December 2026 within the current projects
  • Possible start as early as of 1st March 2024 (depending on visa and work permission, if applicable)

Selection process

Interested? Please make sure to include the following into your job application

  • Current professional CV of the applicant, including a certificate of awarding PhD title (where, when, title of the PhD thesis). PhD title must be awarded after 1st March 2019 to comply with definition of a postdoctoral researcher
  • List of all scientific publications of the applicant, detailing journal quality (impact factor according to Web of Science) and citations (please split self cites from non-self cites)
  • Cover letter detailing own visions for short-, medium- and long-term professional future
  • List of all scientific projects where the applicant has acted as PI/co-PI so far
  • Contacts of three persons who may be asked for a reference (usually former group leaders, collaborators etc.)

Additional comments

Deadline and address to lodge the job application.

Please forward your application electronically by 31 March 2024 to the personal dpt. of the IMIC ([email protected] ), with a copy to the head of the Laboratory of Fungal Biology ([email protected] ).

Any queries will be handled at the same addresses. The applications will be sorted continuously in order the fill the position as soon as possible.


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]
[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED

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