Doctoral student in ecology
Linnéuniversitetet / Administratörsjobb (offentlig verksamhet) / Kalmar
2018-09-27
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The Department of Biology and Environmental Science is part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The research activities within this multidisciplinary department include the areas of aquatic ecology, cell and organism biology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, environmental science and environmental engineering as well as disease ecology.
The marine microbiology research group in Kalmar seeks a PhD candidate for studies of the ecology of marine bacterioplankton.
Field of subject for the appointment
Ecology, with specialization in Marine Microbial Ecology
Placement city: Kalmar
Job description
According to the Higher Education Ordinance a person appointed to a doctoral studentship should primarily devote himself/herself to his/her own studies. An appointee may, however, work to a limited extent with education, research, artistic development, and administration. However, before a doctoral degree has been awarded, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20% of a full-time post.
Bacteria are major drivers of biogeochemical cycles in the sea, but molecular detail on how they impact on particular element cycles remains largely unknown. Even less is known to how bacterial ecosystem functioning is affected by changes in environmental conditions. The Ph.D. study will focus on how key environmental factors favour the growth of specific bacterial groups or species, and which physiological features that allow particular bacteria to be successful in the environment. The research strategy includes studies of bacterial diversity and activity in the natural marine environment and is complemented by laboratory studies of natural microbial assemblages and/or specific cultured bacteria. Analyses will involve state-of-the-art techniques in microbiology, microbial ecology and molecular biology, e.g. microbial rate measurements and gene expression analyses. Bioinformatics will be used to retrieve information from genomic and metagenomic data.
The research will be conducted in collaboration with other scientists within the framework of the Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) within Linnaeus University that comprises expertise in ecology, evolution, and microbiology and the Strong Research Environment ECOCHANGE.
Requirements
A person fulfils the general entry requirements if he/she has
• been awarded a degree on second-cycle level or equivalent in Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, or other closely related fields.
• completed the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which 60 credits on second-cycle level, or may have
acquired principally equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad.
• in other way, in Sweden or abroad, has acquired principally equivalent knowledge.
Specific requirements refer to
• High proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently to solve problems.
• Capacity to interact well in a research group (i.e. team work).
Assessment grounds
• Experience with advanced molecular biology methods (e.g. [meta]genomics and/or [meta]transcriptomics), quantitative PCR, and bioinformatics is advantageous.
• Experience of working in the field and familiarity with aquatic microbial ecology methods and experimental design is desired.
• Experience with assessing the microbial biodiversity in natural samples using next-generation sequencing methodologies is appreciated.
• Expertise in cultivation of bacteria, including experiments with mixed natural assemblages or isolated bacterial cultures.
Contacts
Professor Jarone Pinhassi,
jarone.pinhassi@lnu.se or Head of Department Per-Eric Betzholtz, +46-480- 446249 (
per-eric.betzholtz@lnu.se) or HR partner Christian Andersson (
christian.andersson@lnu.se) +46-470- 708506.
Union representatives can be contacted via the university switchboard at +46-772- 288000.
The application (in English) should contain a CV (with telephone and e-mail), documentation of exams and grades, an application letter describing personal motivation and experiences relevant to the research project, and any other documentation that the applicant would like to present. The candidates should also provide contact details (including telephone number and e-mail address) of two reference persons. Applications should arrive no later than October 18, 2018.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
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Publiceringsdatum2018-09-27ErsättningSteglön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-10-18
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AdressLinnéuniversitetet
Universitetsplatsen 1
35195 Växjö
KontorsadressUniversitetsplatsen 1
Jobbnummer 4371403
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