NMBU Postdoctoral Fellows Position at Norwegian University, Norway

NMBU Postdoctoral Fellows Position at Norwegian University, Norway

Designation/Position- NMBU Postdoctoral Fellows Position

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) invites application for NMBU Postdoctoral Fellows Position from eligible and interested candidates

About- NMBU has 1700 employees, including ca. 350 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. and 5200 students and is organized in seven faculties. NMBU has a campus in Ås and in Oslo.

Research/Job Area- Microbiology/bioinformatics

Location- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Eligibility/Qualification–

The main purpose of the post-doctoral position is to qualify for work in high-level scientific positions. A PhD degree in microbiology/bioinformatics is required.

Required Academic qualifications

• PhD degree in microbiology/bioinformatics, with specific emphasis on functional microbial multi-omic data analysis.

Required Experiences

• Methods for microbial community DNA extraction, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, assembly and binning.
• Methods for microbial community protein extraction, protein purification and metaproteomic data generation.
• Bioinformatic analysis of DNA and peptide data, ability to process large meta-omic datasets.
• Fluent programming skills in at least one language.

Desired experiences

• Molecular laboratory and/or animal experimental work
• Single-cell sorting/sequencing

Research group expect that the candidates will successfully publish research findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.  Applicants must be proficient both written and spoken, in English, and preferably in a Scandinavian language.

Job/Position Description- 

The position is placed in government pay scale position code 1352 Postdoctoral Fellow, wage framework 24 (salary grade 59-77) (NOK 523.200-741.300), depending on qualifications. Seniority Promotion in position.

• Generation of metagenomic datasets and population genomes that are representative of host-associated microbiomes.
• Functional meta-omic characterisation of microbiota using metabolic reconstruction and quantitative metaproteomics. 
• Identification of key metabolic pathways using regulatory network analysis of meta-omic data generated from microbiome(s) as well as host tissues and/or metadata.

How to Apply- You can apply online for this vacancy.

Where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Up to ten publications selected by the applicant as most relevant must be attached to the application. If it is difficult to identify the contribution of the applicant in multiple-author publications, a short explanation about the applicant’s part of the work is suggested.

Printed material which cannot be sent electronically should be sent by surface mail to Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, within (May 15 2020). Please quote reference number 20/01442

Applicants invited for an interview will be asked to present verified copies of diplomas and certificates.

Last Date for Apply– 15 May 2020

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