31 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Wageningen University & Research- Research Field
Physics- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Netherlands- Application Deadline
11 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Not Applicable- Hours Per Week
38.0- 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
Do you want to pursue a PhD in mathematical or computational biology? Are you interested in the effects of spatial structure on the evolution of bacteria? And do you have a strong drive to collaborate with experimental biologists? Then we are looking for you!
Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections pose a growing global health problem. To understand and potentially predict the evolutionary trajectories towards antibiotic resistance, we need to know which resistant mutants can thrive. Currently, most knowledge of bacterial fitness effects of resistance mutations comes from laboratory experiments in mixed liquid cultures, whereas in reality bacteria typically live in spatially structured environments, such as biofilms. The fitness of resistant mutants then depends on local conditions, which vary, among others, due to changes in local drug concentrations caused by nearby bacteria that degrade or export the drug.
A fully funded PhD position (four years when full-time employed) is available in our group for a theoretical biologist to work as part of an interdisciplinary project studying how spatial environmental structure affects the evolution of antibiotic resistance (full project proposal available upon request). You will develop spatially explicit models of bacterial growth, competition, and evolution under antibiotic pressure. Throughout the project, you will collaborate closely with a postdoc who will perform competition and evolution experiments in the lab. You will integrate experimental results in your models and produce model predictions that can be tested in the lab.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
- developing and analysing mathematical and computational models;
- engaging in model-experiment feedback;
- communicating your results by delivering talks at (inter)national conferences and writing scientific manuscripts;
- participating in undergraduate teaching and/or co-supervising thesis projects of BSc- and MSc-students.
You will work here
Your research will be embedded within the Laboratory of Genetics and will be supervised by Dr. Hilje Doekes and Prof. Arjan de Visser . You will join the graduate school for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation , which offers PhD training and other activities.
Requirements
Specific Requirements
We are looking for someone with a fascination for microbial evolution and a quantitative mindset. Close interaction between modelling and experiments is key to this project. The ideal candidate therefore has excellent communication skills and will enjoy the interdisciplinary collaboration.
We also ask that you possess:
- an MSc degree in computational biology, evolutionary biology, applied mathematics, or another relevant field;
- some experience with computer programming;
- affinity with the development of mathematical and/or individual-based models and their application to experimental results;
For this position your command of the English language is expected to be at C1 level . Sometimes it is necessary to submit an internationally recognised Certificate of Proficiency in the English Language. More information can be found here .
A PhD is a learning trajectory. If you do not yet have a track-record showing all the requirements but do have a strong motivation to acquire the skills necessary to make this project a success, we would like to encourage you to apply.
Additional Information
Benefits
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment . A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- Partially paid parental leave;
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- the option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
- there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
- a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
- excellent pension scheme.
In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will receive a fully funded PhD position and you will be offered a course program tailored to your needs and the research team.
The gross salary for the first year is € 2.770 - per month rising to € 3.539,- in the fourth year in according to the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale P). This is based on a full-time working week of 38 hours. We offer a temporary contract for 18 months which will be extended for the duration of the project if you perform well.
There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.
You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University ” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time.
Coming from abroad
Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.
Our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family.
Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.
Selection process
For more information about this position, please contact dr. Hilje Doekes, Assistant Professor, by e-mail: [email protected] .
For more information about the procedure, please contact Noorien Abbas, Corporate Recruiter, by email: [email protected]
Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.
This vacancy will be listed up to and including 11 March 2024. We hope to schedule the first job interviews in the week of 18 March 2024.
Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment .
Additional comments
For more information about this position, please contact dr. Hilje Doekes, Assistant Professor, by e-mail: [email protected] .
For more information about the procedure, please contact Noorien Abbas, Corporate Recruiter, by email: [email protected]
Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.
This vacancy will be listed up to and including 11 March 2024. We hope to schedule the first job interviews in the week of 18 March 2024.
Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment .
- Website for additional job details
https://www.academictransfer.com/337200/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Wageningen University & Research
- Country
- Netherlands
- City
- Wageningen
- Postal Code
- 6708 PB
- Street
- Droevendaalsesteeg
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337200/phd-position-modelling-the-evolution…
Contact
- City
Wageningen- Website
http://www.wageningenur.nl- Street
Droevendaalsesteeg- Postal Code
6708 PB
STATUS: EXPIRED
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