Fourth level Technologist (T4) in the field of biotechnology applied to grapevine - recruiting for the formation of a ranking for temporary employee contract (362_CRI_BAT)

2 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Fondazione Edmund Mach

Department

Research and Innovation Centre

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Agricultural sciences » Agronomics
Chemistry » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

21 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101132223

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

No

Offer Description

The technologist will be responsible for developing and applying biotechnologies (in vitro cultures and New Genomic Techniques-NGT) to the grapevine sector to obtain plants with improved agronomic traits (disease resistance and resilience).

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Under the supervision of the PI, the selected technologist will deal with:

• In vitro cultures: culturing grapevine flowers to obtain embryogenic callus, maintaining callus and plants in vitro, in vitro plant propagation, preparation of culture media;
• Development and application of NGT (DNA-free gene editing and cisgenesis): application and optimization of transfection, classical genetic transformation, and plant regeneration protocols from grapevine callus;
• Vector cloning, preparation of DNA and RNA samples, sequencing;
• Support in greenhouse plant maintenance;
• Coordination with technicians and collaborators.

Specific Requirements

• Master of Science degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Science and Technology, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences;
• Knowledge of Italian (minimum level C1) and English (minimum level B1), evaluated during the interview.
   

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

ITALIAN

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Agricultural sciencesBiological sciencesChemistry

Internal Application form(s) needed
362_CRI_BAT_Application Annex A.pdf
English
(179.39 KB - PDF)
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Additional Information
Benefits

Family Audit  certified company, with flexible working time and human resources management policy, for the wellbeing of the employees and their families;

Gender Equality Plan (GEP)  that promotes gender equality through a process of structural change;

In-house dining hall in San Michele all’Adige, as well as a payment card for meals taken in registered non-company facilities , with the value of Euro 7.00 per meal;

Bike-sharing  facility and free car park within the San Michele all'Adige campus and at the peripheral locations;

Free “Education Roaming  (Eduroam) ” WiFi on the San Michele all’Adige campus (90% coverage) and in facilities of other entities affiliated with GARR for the Wi-Fi service;

Employee discount for the purchase of products from the Edmund Mach Winery  sales point;

Staff sports club, with discount for members and promotions of sport-recreational activities (on-campus gym);

Internal market of agri-food products prepared by the Foundation students.

Eligibility criteria

Applications to participate in the selection must be sent in electronic format to the email address (not certified email address, a.k.a. PEC) [email protected] , indicating the recruitment code (362_CRI_BAT – T4 temporary grapevine biotechnologist) in the subject of the message and must consist of:

• the application form (Annex A), as per the model available on the webpage announcement, which must be saved with the file name and extension: Surname First Name_Application.pdf. The application must be fully completed, without any reference to other attached documentation and/or information;
• the candidate’s curriculum vitae, saved with the file name and extension as follows: Surname First Name_CV.doc or .pdf;
• a copy of a valid identity document.

Any person encountering difficulty in submitting the application due to disability is invited to contact +39 0461 615542.
 

Selection process

By qualifications as expressed in Annex A (maximum 30 points) and interview (maximum 70 points). The results of the selection are based on the sum of the points awarded for the two phases of the selection process.

During the interview, which will be conducted in Italian and English, the following knowledge will be verified (maximum 70 points): 

• In vitro culture techniques (maximum 20 points);
• Molecular biology techniques (maximum 20 points);
• Plant transformation and/or transfection techniques (maximum 10 points);
• New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and their use for gene function studies and molecular breeding (maximum 15 points);
• Employee rights and duties and FEM organization (maximum 5 points).

In the interview, the candidate must achieve a minimum score of 40/70 points.

On the basis of the information provided exclusively in the application (Annex A), FEM will select and admit to the interview the best 15 candidates evaluated based on the following criteria (maximum 30 points):

• Experimental thesis relevance and alignment with the required position: in vitro cultures, NGTs, grapevine biotechnologies (3 points);
• Work experience in the field of plant biotechnology at Research Institutes/Universities/Public Entities/Private Companies/Associations (1.5 points every 3 continuous months, up to a maximum of 15 points);
• Scientific publications with Impact Factor in the field of molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, and pathology applied to plants (1 point per publication up to a maximum of 7 points);
• Presentations at national and international conferences in oral or poster form, conference proceedings, book chapters, technical-scientific publications without Impact Factor made in the last 10 years (reference date is the deadline of this announcement), in the field of molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, and pathology applied to plants (0.5 points per publication/proceeding/act up to a maximum of 5 points).

All communications to candidates will take place via email to the contact used to send the CV and application (Annex A) and indicated in the appropriate space of the application.
Candidates admitted to the interview phase will be invited, via e-mail (not by certified email, a.k.a. PEC), sent to the contact address used to send the curriculum and the application (Annex A), at the Fondazione E. Mach in San Michele all'Adige (TN) or via videoconference on June 10 and/or June 11, 2024.
Each admitted candidate must attend the interview, where they must present a valid photographic identification document, or if held in remote videoconferencing, the document must be presented in advance. Late arrival or failure to appear at the interview will result in exclusion from the selection process.

Additional comments

Provincial Collective Contract for Personnel of Research Foundations (https://trasparenza.fmach.it/Amministrazione-Trasparente/Personale/Contrattazione-collettiva/CCPL-Personale-Fondazioni-di-Ricerca ), Fourth level , current gross remuneration of Euro 36.256,13, including 13th and 14th month’s pay.

Applications must arrive by and no later than 23:59 CET (the date and time of receipt shown in the electronic mail account of the Foundation shall be valid) on May 21, 2024
The recruitment procedure will terminate at the latest by November 21, 2024.

In accordance with Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR" or "Regulation"), and in general with the principle of transparency set out in the Regulation, the Edmund Mach Foundation provides information on the processing of personal data at the webpage "Privacy Policy “.

The candidate takes full responsibility for all the information included in their application form and curriculum vitae. The Foundation reserves the right to require that the candidate considered suitable for the post shall offer documentary proof of the qualifications they have listed.

Website for additional job details

https://fmach.it/Lavora-con-noi/Selezioni/Fourth-level-Technologist-T4-in-the-f…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH – ISTITUTO AGRARIO DI SAN MICHELE ALL’ADIGE

Country

Italy

State/Province

Trento

City

San Michele all'Adige (Tn)

Postal Code

38098

Street

Via Mach 1

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://fmach.it/Lavora-con-noi/Selezioni/Fourth-level-Technologist-T4-in-the-f…

Contact

State/Province

TRENTO

City

Trento

Website

http://www.fmach.it/

Street

Via Mach 1

Postal Code

38098

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+390461615542

STATUS: EXPIRED