Eleven PhD and two Post-doc positions: University of Groningen (Netherlands)
Eleven PhD and two Post doc (PD) positions are available in the context of a European Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN), entitled ‘Network for Integrated Cellular Homeostasis’ (NICHE).
The network is composed of nine groups from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Our team is multidisciplinary, incorporating microbial physiology, chemistry, molecular biology and protein biophysics, advanced spectroscopy and microscopy, deep-sequencing technologies and ab initio modeling. The aim of the program is to advance our understanding of the homeostatic mechanisms of bacteria via predictive modeling and state-of-the-art experimental approaches. The focus of NICHE is on ion homeostasis in Escherichia coli, which includes cell physiology, membrane biology and ultrastructural analyses of the cells under ionic and osmotic stress conditions.
We are seeking excellent students and post-docs who can work in a multidisciplinary environment and are willing to spend one or more periods in the laboratory of the collaborating group(s), that is, they must comply with the EU rule of mobility.
These ESRs will be hired for 36 months each and will be expected to pursue a PhD. Candidates must be in possession of a relevant Masters degree or Bachelors degree (in case of students who apply in the U.K.), or very close to obtaining it, at the time of appointment.*
Candidates will also be subject to local recruitment policies.
Salary will be according to EU regulations (Marie Curie ITN Early Stage Researcher). The network will provide an excellent opportunity for scientific and personal development, with regular training events and meetings across Europe.
Geographic mobility and eligibility requirements for Early Stage Researchers apply.
The candidates:1- should not have a PhD2- should have less than 4 years of research experience3- must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment
*Early-stage researchers must be, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, in the first four years (fulltime equivalent) of their research careers and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.
Preferred and Required Qualifications as included above. Information and Application Process Instructions
Applicants should submit by email: (i) detailed cover letter outlining their research agenda, (ii) curriculum vitae, (iii) scanned copies of degree certificates, and (iv) the names and email adresses of two confidential references. The letter should be sent by email to the chosen primary supervisor AND to the Coordinating Office of the ITN-NICHE network (Ms. Karlien Groothoff, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Email: syntheticbiology@rug.nl).
As starting point of some of the positions is foreseen for the end of 2012, one may also apply after 01/15/2012.
When inquiring or applying for these positions, please also reference Academic Careers Online.
Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at this and at other institutions of higher education in the region on www.AcademicCareers.nl or www.AcademicCareers.com
Karlien Groothoff, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, E-Mail: syntheticbiology@rug.nl
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