Doctoral (PhD) Student at Natural Products Research group

10 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Latvijas Organiskas Sintezes Instituts

Research Field

Biological sciences
Chemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Latvia

Application Deadline

19 May 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Riga)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101087181

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

No

Offer Description

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) – the leading drug discovery centre in Baltic countries is offering one fixed term position of the Doctoral (PhD) Student (Natural Products) at Natural Products Research group. The position is offered within the call HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01 ERA Chair project “Natural Products Research at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis as a driver for Excellence in Innovation” (Natalion). The details on responsibilities, obligations, and rights of the position see  https://www.osi.lv/en/vacancies/recruitment-of-the-doctoral-phd-student-natural-products-of-natural-products-research-group/

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• A MSc in Natural Sciences in a field relevant to natural product research.
• Skills in analytical chemistry (HPLC, Mass spectrometry, and Nuclear magnetic resonance), and/or molecular biology (cloning, PCR, protein expression, SDS-PAGE, CRISPR/CAS9).
• Experience in LC-MS analysis of microbial crude extracts, bioinformatic analysis of natural product gene clusters, isolation and structure elucidation of natural products and/or cloning and expression of natural product enzymes and pathways.
• Other skills or experiences could potentially contribute to the research direction.
• Ability to communicate in English.

Full set of mandatory competences, desirable competences as well as the selection methodology see https://www.osi.lv/en/vacancies/recruitment-of-the-doctoral-phd-student…

Women are explicitly encouraged to apply to increase their share in science and research.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

Country

Latvia

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Riga

Website

http://www.osi.lv

Street

Aizkraukles 21

Postal Code

LV1006

STATUS: EXPIRED