Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Molecular Biosystematics and Evolutionary Biology

24 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Department

Department of Research and Development

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

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 Molecular Biosystematics and Evolutionary Biology. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Dr. Bastian Fromm . 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 70 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 Molecular Biosystematics and Evolutionary Biology as presented by Dr. Fromm :

Is there one driving force of animal evolution that explains the immense diversity of life and can it also help us to understand the exceptional success of parasitic species that affect us?  The underlying and very strong feature of both processes seems in fact to be very small: microRNAs. Since the discovery that they are found in all animals and regulate important biological processes about 20 years ago, these tiny fine tuners of cellular programs are among the most studied molecules ever. However, with more than 16,000 annual publications, the rapidly growing microRNA field became riddled with contradicting reports that hindered novel discoveries and applications. In the recent research of Dr. Bastian Fromm, this was addressed with the microRNA gene database MirGeneDB and the foundations to transform the microRNA field from a qualitative research area to the quantitative level, and ask fundamental questions, were laid. The Fromm lab uses novel sequencing approaches, state of the art single cell experiments and take advantage of the unique biodiversity in Tromsø, to deepen the understanding of animal evolution, and parasites in particular. Using microRNAs, open questions in systematics and gene-regulation will be addressed. Facilitated by the ancient DNA laboratory at the Museum, and the Museum's collection, the Fromm lab will further pursue the novel research line paleotranscriptomics that, for the first time, enables gene expression studies in long-dead biological material. 

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 » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

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

City

Tromsø

Website

https://uit.no/arcticmsca

Street

Hansine Hansensvei 18

Postal Code

9019

E-Mail

[email protected]

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