PhD student in Single Cell Genomics ref UW/WB/Sonata/03/2024

15 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Technology » Micro-technology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

3 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2024

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

Position in the project:               PhD student, starting from 01.10.2024

Scientific discipline:       molecular biology, genomics

Stipend amount/month : 4000-5000 PLN net; after successful application to the Doctoral School scholarship is increased to 7700 PLN net (~1500 EUR) in years 1-2 and 8700 PLN net in years 3-4

Period of stipend agreement:   36 months (with possible extensions)

Institution:        The University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology / Warsaw, Poland

Project leader:  Dr Tomasz Kaminski

Project title:      High-throughput droplet microfluidics for dissecting cellular interactions.

Project description:https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/539536-en.pdf

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Technology » Micro-technology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Profile of a candidate/requirements:    :            

Master’s degree in biology, biotechnology or related fields (the diploma should be obtained before September 2024).

At least 1 year of research experience in molecular biology.

Scientific independence and teamwork skills.

Very good knowledge of English.

Willingness to gain new expertise.

Additional Information
Selection process

Required documents:  

Short motivation letter

Curriculum vitae including: a detailed description of the academic degrees, titles of theses, names and affiliations of supervisors, places of employment, list of scientific publications, conferences, awards and trainings.

Address details of at least one direct supervisor/scientist who may recommend the given candidate.

Copies of obtained diplomas.

For the purpose of the recruitment process, please attach a scan of signed, written permission for recruitment-related personal data processing, which states: „I give permission to the University of Warsaw, registered at the address of ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, to process my personal data for the purposes of carrying out the recruitment procedure, choosing the employee, and entering into an employment contract with the University of Warsaw, if applicable. I have been informed about my legal rights and obligations in relation to these actions. I acknowledge that providing the aforementioned personal data is done by me on a voluntary basis.“

 

In case of any questions regarding recruitment, candidates are encouraged to contact the project leader [email protected]

 

Please submit the following documents preferably in one PDF by e-mail to [email protected] ; with the annotation “Sonata_Genomics_PhD_2024”

 

Application deadline:    03.06.2024

For more details about the position, please visit:

• Lab website:https://microfluidicsuw.com/

Additional comments

Key responsibilities:     

Experimental work:

development of novel droplet-based assays for single-cell transcriptome profiling, such as VASA-seq (Nat Biotechnol 40, 1780–1793 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01361-8 ) or spIndrop (Nat Commun 14, 4788 (2023) (doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40322-w).

development of molecular biology protocols for single-cell genomics assays (e.g., isolation of nucleic acids, preparation of libraries for NGS, synthetic biology methods for barcoding of nucleic acids)

Analysis and publication of the obtained results, participation in the preparation of patent applications, and potential commercialization of the research results

Participation in seminars and scientific conferences

Supervision of undergraduate students involved in research work in the project.

The successful candidate is expected to enroll in the Doctoral School of the University of Warsaw https://szkolydoktorskie.uw.edu.pl/en/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

The University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology / Warsaw, Poland

Country

Poland

State/Province

Warsaw

City

Warsaw

Postal Code

02-096

Street

Miecznikowa 1

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Warsaw

Website

http://www.biol.uw.edu.pl/pl/wydzial

Street

Miecznikowa 1

Postal Code

02-096

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED