Doctoral student in Ecology; Marine Microbial Ecology
Linnéuniversitetet / Kemiingenjörsjobb / Kalmar
2024-01-17
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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.
Field of subject for the appointment: Ecology, with specialization in marine microbial ecology
Admission subject: Employment as a doctoral student with the final goal of a doctoral degree is time-limited according to HF ch. 5 § 7. The total period of employment must not be longer than what corresponds to full-time postgraduate education for four years.
Placement city: Kalmar, Sweden
Job description:
Bacteria are major drivers of biogeochemical cycles in the sea, but molecular detail on how they impact on particular element cycles remains largely unknown. The Ph.D. study will investigate the role of proteorhodopsin light harvesting of marine bacterioplankton in carbon cycling. Focus will be on deciphering the genetic basis for organic carbon utilization and how it is influenced by the availability of other nutrients. The research strategy includes field studies and enrichment experiments to examine photoheterotrophy-related process rates and genes that are differentially expressed in genome-sequenced marine model bacteria and natural marine bacterial assemblages. Analyses will involve state-of-the-art techniques in microbial ecology and molecular biology (e.g. gene expression analyses by next-generation sequencing methodologies).
We seek you that is a skilled and motivated PhD student interested in microbial ecology. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, including the fields of ecology, molecular biology, or bioinformatics. Important personal qualities are creativity, independence, resilience, and organizational skills. Locally, the project will be part of the Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS).
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.
Requirements:
A person fulfils the general entry requirements if they:
• have been awarded a degree on second-cycle level, completed the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which 60 credits on second-cycle level, or in another way, in Sweden or abroad, has acquired principally equivalent knowledge.
Assessment grounds:
• A high proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Documented experience cultivation of bacteria, including experiments with mixed natural assemblages or isolated bacterial cultures.
• A driver's license is needed.
• Experience of:
• aquatic microbial ecology research including working in the field and familiarity with microbial ecology methods
• field study and experimental design
• advanced molecular biology methods (e.g. [meta]genomics and/or [meta]transcriptomics), quantitative PCR, and bioinformatics
• assessing the microbial biodiversity in natural samples using next-generation sequencing methodologies
Contacts:
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Jarone Pinhassi (
jarone.pinhassi@lnu.se), +46(0)70-42756318,
Head of Department Professor Jonas Waldenström (
jonas.waldenstrom@lnu.se), +46-(0)480-446195,
Personnel Officer Marianne Palmér (
marianne.palmer@lnu.se), +46-(0)480-447303.
Welcome with your application no later than February 7, 2024.
To apply:
The application should be in English and contain a CV (with the applicant's phone number and e-mail, as well as contact details including phone number and e-mail of two reference persons), a cover letter, documentation of exams and grades, copy of passport as well as any other documentation that the applicant wishes to present. The cover letter (1-3 pages) should contain your expectations from, and intention with the Ph.D.-education. Please describe why you are interested in the specific scientific project that has been described above. You should provide details on how your background and experience is relevant for the scientific project described above.
Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.
Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.
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