Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics/Human Microbiome

16 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Department

Department of Research and Development

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Norway

Application Deadline

16 Feb 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA

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

No

Offer Description

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca ) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Microbiology/Human Microbiome. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Associate Professor   Veronika Kuchařová Pettersen . This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 35 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure ). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Microbiology/Human Microbiome as presented by Associate Professor  Pettersen :

Humans have a long-standing coexistence with microorganisms. In that respect, DNA sequencing techniques that map the taxonomical composition and genomic potential of microbial communities have become invaluable for microbiome research. Several metagenomic studies provided initial insights into the strain persistence in the infant gut microbiome. However, a comprehensive understanding of how different factors (e.g., feeding type, mode of birth, medication use) affect strain persistence in the infant gut is missing. For example, it is currently unknown how long bacterial strains persist in the infant gut and how often related strains replace them. Similarly, do strains diversify into coexisting lineages, or does one dominant lineage exist? And are dynamics of genomic changes species-specific? These questions would be the drivers of the future MSCA-PF project. 

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to [email protected]  by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application "Arctic MSCA". Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

• Supported fellows must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline. Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are also eligible to apply.
• At the call deadline, supported researchers must have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, measured from the date of award of the doctoral degree. Years of experience outside research and career breaks (e.g. due to parental leave), will not count towards the amount of research experience. Find Self-Assessment Tool to calculate your eligibility here .
• Recruited researchers must comply with the following mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UiT the Arctic University of Norway

Country

Norway

City

Tromsø

Postal Code

9019

Street

Hansine Hansensvei 18

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

No Selection

City

TROMSØ

Website

https://uit.no/arcticmsca

Street

Tromsø, Norway

Postal Code

9037

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

93027887

STATUS: EXPIRED