Oferty pracy w ramach grantów

1: Post-Doctoral Position Announcement within NCN OPUS-21 Project Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu/Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Earliest Start Date: April 1st, 2023
Funding: 10,000 PLN/month (gross/gross: employer taxes, pension, health insurance and income taxes are deducted from this amount ≈7608 PLN/month [gross: personal income tax and social security deducted from this amount] with 13th month)
Duration: 12month initial contract with possibility to extend an additional 24months.

Candidatures will be evaluated on a rolling basis, until the position is filled.

Project Description: Generation and characterization of synthetic single domain VHH antibodies against nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Localization of these subtypes in the brain tissue samples. Under the supervision of the project leader: Dr. Ákos Nemecz. More information about the lab and projects may be found at: nemeczlab.umk.pl

Requirements:

• • Ph.D. in biochemistry, pharmacology, biology, or related field.
    (PhD degree must be awarded by another institution than UMK w Toruniu or a continuous post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months has been completed, in another country than Poland, prior to hire);
  • Ability to work independently on a scientific project including: planning, completing, analyzing experiments as well as the ability to properly present the results;
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.

Strongly preferred:

• • Experience in protein purification techniques and immunostaining
  • Good communication and team working skills

Please send the following application materials to Dr. Ákos Nemecz:

• A cover/motivation letter
• CV, including list of publications/abstracts
• A list of contact information (name, email, position/institution) for three references included in either the CV or cover letter
• A signed GDPR statement: Found here

2. Doctoral Student w/ Stipend Announcement within NCN OPUS-21 Project
Wydział Nauk Biologicznych i Weterynaryjnych Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu/Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Deadline for Application is July 15th (23:59), with results conveyed at the latest no more than one month later
Start Date with the Fall School Year
Stipend Level: 5,000 PLN/month (gross/gross [brutto/brutto]: employer taxes, pension, health insurance and income taxes are deducted from this amount
Stipend Duration: 36 months (possibility to apply for more funding during dissertation)

Project Description: Generation and characterization of synthetic single domain VHH antibodies against nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Under the supervision of the project leader: Dr. Ákos Nemecz. More information about the lab and projects may be found at: nemeczlab.umk.pl

Requirements:

• • Master of Science in biochemistry, pharmacology, biology, or related field, completed before beginning of doctoral dissertation.
  • Experience in a biochemical laboratory
  • Good communication skills.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Please send the following application materials to Dr. Ákos Nemecz:

• A cover/motivation letter
• CV
• A list of contact information (name, email, position/institution) for two references included in either the CV or cover letter
• A signed GDPR statement: Found here

110Vacancy for a Post-doc position in microbiology/plant physiology (3 years) at the Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń (Poland)

Project: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as vectors of plant viruses (MYCOVIR)

Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, Poland) is offering a Post-doc position in the project MYCOVIR: ?Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as vectors of plant viruses? [NCN, UMO-2016/23/B/NZ9/03417] with expected commencement 15. November 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is available for a 3-year period.

Project description:

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are well known to transfer water and nutrients to their host plants. They can also connect different host plants with their hyphal network. This offers a direct pathway for exchange between different host plants. It might also allow transfer of plant virus particles. Therefore, the main objective of MYCOVIR is to test the potential of AMF to transmit plant viruses. Potato virus Y (PVY) is one of the most important plant viruses in potato cropping. Aphids are known to transmit PVY in a non-persistent matter. First indication of PVY particles in mycorrhizal fungi were found, however were potential for infection of new host plants is not known so far. Therefore, a model system will be established to connect PVY-positive and -negative host plants by a mycorrhizal network. Beside the infection potential in this combination, the plant physiological impact of AMF on virus-infected host plants will be evaluated. The methodological approach will involve e.g. real-time RT-PCR, microscopic techniques, ELISA and transcriptomics. The project will be implemented in cooperation with the University of Rostock, Chair of Soil Science (Germany) and the INOQ GmbH (Germany).0

If you have any further questions about the position, please contact: hrynk@umk.pl

Responsibilities and tasks

• Participation in the research environment at Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)
• Management and carry through your research project
• Writing of scientific articles
• Participate in congresses

Qualifications

Candidates for the postdoctoral position must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). The successful candidate will have strong qualifications or experience within several of the following areas:

• Microbiology, virology, plant-microbe interactions at the molecular level
• Competences within microbiological, molecular and biochemical analyses
• Project management of interdisciplinary research projects
• The grade point average achieved
• Professional qualifications relevant to the project
• Relevant biological research experience within microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, molecular techniques
• Previous research publications
• Other professional activities
• Language skills: fluency in English

Terms of salary and employment

Scholarschip and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement of Nicolaus Copernicus University. Successful applicants will receive 60 000 PLN/year. The position is covered from the project.

Application Procedure

The application, in English, must be submitted by mail to: Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun (room No 127), Poland or on-line in pdf-format to: hrynk@umk.pl.

Please include

• Cover Letter detailing your motivation and background for applying for this project.
• Max 1-page proposal for research activities to pursue in the project
• CV
• Diploma and transcripts of records (PhD)
• 1-3 professional referees (Name, address, telephone & email)
• Documentation of English language qualifications
• Other information for consideration, e.g. list of publications

Deadline for applications is 31 October 2017. Applications received later than this will not be considered. The expected date of announcement of results is 6 November 2017.

Contact person

For specific information about the Post-doc scholarship, please contact coordinator of the project Associate Professor Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz (hrynk@umk.pl; Phone: +48(56)6112540 or +48-509-018-799), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.