Summary: The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) is seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Researcher for its junior research group focused on Secondary Metabolism of Microbial Interactions.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Natural Product Discovery
Designation: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Area: Natural Product Discovery
Location: Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), Beutenberg Campus, Thuringia, Germany
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Doctoral degree in life sciences or chemistry (e.g., (chemical) biology, biochemistry, microbiology, bioinformatics) or related discipline
- Experience in natural product isolation/characterization or natural product bioinformatics (genome mining, metagenomics)
- Experience working with plants is advantageous
- Experience in high-resolution mass spectrometry and metabolomics is a plus
- Data analysis and (Python) programming skills are beneficial
- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
- Well-developed collaborative skills
Job Description:
The successful candidate will join the junior research group to investigate the natural products, particularly of bacterial or fungal origin, in the moss microbiome. The role will involve collecting bacterial strains from mosses, using bioinformatics to identify novel biosynthetic gene clusters, characterizing promising gene clusters experimentally to isolate corresponding natural products, and determining their activities.
How to Apply:
Complete applications in English should include a cover letter, a CV containing a complete list of publications, a brief statement of research experiences, a certificate of study/transcript of records, and the addresses of two possible referees. Applications should be submitted via the Leibniz-HKI online application system.
Last Date for Apply:
The deadline for the advertisement is October 13, 2024, but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please note that the contact details for further information or support are as follows:
- Dr. Jethro Hemmann
- Phone: +49 3641 532 14 78
- Email: career@leibniz-hki.de
