Two PhD positions (m/w/d) in evolutionary microbiology / plasmid evolution

13 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of General Microbiology, Kiel University

Research Field

Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

10 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

To be defined

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

In the Evolutionary Microbiology Group of Prof. Tal Dagan at the Institute of General Microbiology at Kiel University, Germany two PhD positions (m/w/d) are available:

1) PhD position in Computational Evolutionary Microbiology

Your profile:

·       Master of Science degree in Molecular Evolution / Microbiology / Bioinformatics or related fields.

·       Experience in programming (e.g., in Python) and analysis of genomic data.

·       Any of following expertise is an advantage: biostatistical analysis (e.g., with R), phylogenetics, comparative genomics.

·       Good oral and written communication skills in English.

·       Motivation to learn and research topics in basic science.

2) PhD position in Microbial Evolutionary Genetics

Your profile:

·       Master of Science degree in Microbiology or Molecular Biology.

·       Experience in molecular biology and/or bacterial genetics, e.g., recombinant DNA techniques, plasmid engineering, generation of knockout mutant strains.

·       Any of following expertise is an advantage: background in evolutionary biology and/or population genetics, performance of evolution experiments, biostatistical analysis

·       Good oral and written communication skills in English.

·       Motivation to learn and research topics in basic science.

 

The Evolutionary Microbiology Group research interests are focused on microbial genome evolution with an emphasis on the study of horizontal DNA transfer. In our research we use both computational and experimental approaches (see www.uni-kiel.de/genomik ). The working language of the group is English

The position is offered for 3 years with a possibility of 1 year extension. The position start date is flexible between May-September 2024. If the legal requirements under collective bargaining law are met, the tariff grouping is carried out up to pay scale 65% 13 TV-L. The project is funded via an ERC Consolidator grant on the evolution of prokaryotic plasmids. The recruited student is expected to work on a PhD thesis on the topic of plasmid genome evolution. See related publications: doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009656 and doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab283. The position will be integrated within the graduate school Translational Evolution (https://transevo.de/ ).

Well-motivated and highly-qualified students from all countries are welcome to apply. We are looking forward to your application for a PhD fellowship in the beautiful landscape of Northern Germany.

The Christian-Albrechts-University sees itself as a modern and cosmopolitan employer. We welcome your application regardless of your age, gender, cultural and social background, religion, ideology, disability or sexual identity. We promote equality of the sexes.

The Christian-Albrechts-University is committed to the employment of people with disabilities. Preference will be given to applications from severely handicapped persons and persons of equal standing, provided they are suitable.

We expressly welcome applications from people with a migration background.

For inquiries regarding the position and research topic please contact Prof. Tal Dagan: [email protected] .

Applications should include:

(1) A letter of motivation (max 2 pages, Arial 11, line spacing 1.15). In your motivation letter, please explain how your background fits the required profile and how your research interested align with the group research focus.

(2) Curriculum vita, including names and contact details of 1-2 referees.

(3) Master certificate (or current grades transcript in case of ongoing studies)

These should be sent by email to Prof. Tal Dagan as a single PDF. Please use the following subject (depending on the position to which you apply:

For position (1) use ‘pMolEvol Computational PhD application – [your name]’ as a subject.

For position (2) use ‘pMolEvol Experimental PhD application – [your name]’ as a subject.

 

Please, refrain from sending us application photos.

 

 

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Additional Information
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Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of General Microbiology, Kiel University

Country

Germany

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Where to apply

Website

https://jobrxiv.org/job/institute-of-general-microbiology-kiel-university-27778…

Contact

Website

http://www.uni-kiel.de/genomik

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