[Lista-Algas] Fwd: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Microbial Molecular Ecology

[Andres Boltovskoy]

_Mensaje original de: Ramiro Logares <ramiro.logares at gmail._
Dear colleague,
Could you please distribute this post-doc position?
Thanks!
Ramiro

Department of Biosciences
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Microbial Molecular Ecology
Position as postdoctoral research fellow available at the Department of 
Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway

The fellowship period is 2 years. Starting date no later than 01.1.2016. 
No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same 
institution.

Project description:

The position will take place within the Centre for Integrative Microbial 
Evolution (CIME) at the University of Oslo (UiO), Norway. CIME is a 
newly established research environment at UiO which comprises 
multidisciplinary research in microbial ecology and evolution. The 
candidate will work in questions that are at the forefront of microbial 
ecology & evolution research using state-of-the-art technologies, within 
a motivating and cross-disciplinary scientific environment that should 
promote future career perspectives.

The main aim of the project is to assemble a comprehensive network of 
ecological interactions (interactome) between microbes inhabiting a 
marine-coastal microbial observatory in the Mediterranean Sea. The 
project will use multiple omics approaches (metagenetics, metagenomics, 
metatranscriptomics & single-cell genomics) in order to determine 
ecological interactions between abundant microbes. An interaction 
network will be assembled progressively and its properties will be 
analyzed in a network-analysis framework. The work will include field 
sampling, general wet-lab as well as multiple bioinformatics and 
statistical analyses. Collected data will be analyzed together with data 
from archives (DNA as well as contextual metadata) encompassing the last 
10 years.

Qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition 
of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships 
will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the 
upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education 
equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in Bioinformatics, Ecology, 
Biology or Marine Sciences.

He/She must have a strong interest in microbial ecology, evolution and 
computational biology, which is needed to perform the research and 
interpret results. Furthermore, experience in processing High-Throughput 
Sequencing (HTS) data (Illumina sequencing) deriving typically from 
projects on microbial genomics, metagenomics, metagenetics, 
transcriptomics or single-cell genomics will be considered a strong 
advantage.

The candidate must have proved fluency with at least one computer 
programming language (Python, R or Perl) and general Unix skills. Extra 
aspects that will be evaluated positively are:  motivation, flexibility 
for fieldwork trips to Barcelona, familiarity with statistics, wet-lab 
techniques (DNA/RNA extraction, flow cytometry, preparation of libraries 
for HTS, PCR, etc.) and with working with high-performance computing 
clusters, scientific writing, communication skills and independence as 
well as capability to work and collaborate in research teams.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify 
researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of 
employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions.

A good command of English is required.

Salary:

Position code 1352, Pay Grade: 57 – 65  (NOK 483 700– 560 700 per year, 
depending on qualifications and seniority).

The application must include:

Application letter (indicating motivation for applying for the position)
CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, 
administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of 
recommendation
Documentation of English proficiency if required see:
A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the 
applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to 
candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Please remember that all documents should be in English or a 
Scandinavian language.

In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, 
we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of 
gender or ethnicity.

UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to 
research results a.o.

Region:
Oslo
Job type:
Contract
Working hours:
Full-time
Working days:
Day
Application deadline:
10 November, 2015
Location:
Oslo
Reference number:
2015/12947
Home page:
http://www.mn.uio.no/ibv/
Contacts:
Ramiro Logares
Questions regarding Easycruit, contact HR Officer Torunn Standal Guttormsen
Telephone: +47 22 85 42 72

Applications: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1518125/96323?iso=no

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Ramiro Logares Haurié
Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC,
Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49
ES08003, Barcelona, Spain
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