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Post-Doctoral Researcher (f/div/m) in Metagenomics

Employer
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
Location
Jena, Thüringen (DE)
Salary
Salary is according to German TV-L (salary agreement for public service employees).
Closing date
Jun 30, 2019

Job Details

The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute – (Leibniz-HKI, www.leibniz-hki.de) investigates the pathobiology of human-pathogenic fungi and identifies targets for the development of novel natural product-based antibiotics. The Research Group Systems­ Biology­ and Bioinformatics invites talented and highly gifted candidates to apply for a

Post-Doctoral Researcher (f/div/m) in Metagenomics

in the domain of metagenomics for developing novel therapeutic treatments for human diseases. The position is starting on 1st of August 2019 or soon after.

The Systems Biology & Bioinformatics (SBI) group of the Leibniz-HKI in Jena, Germany, is seeking a post-doctoral researcher in the domain of metagenomics for developing novel therapeutic treatments for human diseases. SBI is active participant of several national and international collaborative efforts to tackle infectious diseases. The successful candidate is expected to lead bioinformatics projects, develop bioinformatics pipelines and interact closely with wet-lab scientists for discovering microbiome-based therapeutics.

Your profile:

A strong interest in conducting collaborative research on the topic outlined above is paramount. Candidates are expected to be interested in working at the boundaries of several research domains.

  • PhD degree in Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Computer Science or a related discipline
  • Knowledge and experience in the analysis of biological high-throughput data
  • Knowledge in statistical methods in the context of biological systems
  • Experience with programming (Python, Perl, C++, R)
  • Well-developed collaborative skills

We offer:

The successful candidate will be hosted at the Systems Biology & Bioinformatics (SBI) group of the Leibniz-HKI. We offer an international and multi-disciplinary environment with a strong expertise in its research field and collaborations with leading laboratories in Europe, the US and Asia. Currently the group consists of ~15 members at different levels of seniority: post-doctoral scientists, PhD students, master students, scientific co-workers. More information on the research profile of the group can be found here.

Salary is according to German TV-L (salary agreement for public service employees). As an equal opportunity employer the HKI is committed to increase the percentage of female scientists and therefore especially encourages them to apply.

Further information

Please contact Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gianni Panagiotou | +49 3641 532 1759 | career@leibniz-hki.de

Applications

Complete applications in English consisting a letter of interest, CV, complete list of publications, brief statement of research experiences, a list of three potential references, and full academic record (copies of degree certificates) should be submitted by June 30, 2019 via jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Post-Doctoral-Researcher-fmd-in-Metagenomics-eng-f196.html.

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) – Personnel Office | Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 23 | 07745 Jena

www.leibniz-hki.de/en

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The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute – was founded in 1992 and has been a member of the Leibniz-Association since 2003.

The scientists at the HKI carry out research into natural products from micro-organisms and into the infection biology of pathogenic fungi. Novel discoveries of natural products are investigated for their biological activity and modified purposefully for possible drug applications. In this context, the institute has been maintaining a rich tradition in Jena bringing in cutting-edge approaches to solutions and research methods beyond that.

The HKI is firmly integrated into the most important Thuringian research centre, the Beutenberg Campus Jena. Beyond the close corporation with the neighbourhood institutes, we collaborate intensively with the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, the Jena University Hospital and the University of Applied Sciences Ernst-Abbe in Jena. This leaves a link in numerous joint research projects and a strong commitment of our staff to academic teaching.

Approximately 380 members of staff are currently employed at the HKI. Further structural units possessing an integrative function and including independent junior research groups and cross-disciplinary institutions are organized around five scientific departments and the Bio Pilot Plant.

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