Researcher in Ecology

Linnéuniversitetet / Sjukgymnastjobb / Kalmar
2019-03-10
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Field of subject for the appointment: Ecology
Scope of appointment: 60%, (The extent may be increased). Planned starting date is April 2019. The appointment is permanent.
Placement city: Kalmar

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 researcher for studies of the ecology of marine microorganisms.

Job description
The duties comprise computer-based research within microbial evolutionary ecology focusing on analyses of nucleotide and proteomic data from marine bacterial communities or cultured microorganisms isolated from natural environments. Analysis of functional capacity in the form of, for example, metabolic reaction pathways will comprise one of the main duties. An interest in all areas of research projects, from experiment planning to publication, is of great importance. Work includes contributing supervision of Master- and PhD-students and postdocs. In addition to conducting research and supervision, you are expected to develop computational methodologies for other researchers within the Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) as well as contributing in courses of computational biology for PhD students. The work also involves strategic planning of computer-based resources for the further development of EEMiS within the area. You are also expected to participate in the work of applying for external research funds.

Entry requirements

A person fulfils the general entry requirements if he/she has;

• A doctoral degree in molecular biology, microbiology, evolutionary biology or equivalent, or those who have acquired the equivalent scientific competence are qualified for appointment,
• Documented research competence within computational biology, microbial ecology and evolutionary biology comprise the most important assessment grounds for the role, and
• Experience of genome, transcriptome and proteomic analysis of individual bacterial species as well as natural bacterial communities.

Other assessment grounds;

• Experience of experiment planning,
• Good cooperation skills,
• Good communication skills, and
• High proficiency in written and verbal English.

• The application (in English) should contain a CV (with telephone and e-mail), 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. Please apply no later than April 1, 2019

Contact persons
Faculty Dean Ian Nicholls, ian.nicholls@lnu.se
Head of department Per-Eric Betzholtz, per-eric.betzholtz@lnu.se
Professor Jarone Pinhassi, jarone.pinhassi@lnu.se
HR partner Christian Andersson, christian.andersson@lnu.se
Union representatives are reached via the University switchboard.

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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Publiceringsdatum
2019-03-10

Ersättning
Individuell, månadslön

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Sista dag att ansöka är 2019-04-01
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Företag
Linnéuniversitetet

Adress
Linnéuniversitetet
Universitetsplatsen 1
35195 Växjö

Kontorsadress
Universitetsplatsen 1

Jobbnummer
4658895

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