We are seeking a Ph.D student to join our newly established and highly international research center – The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, and become part of the N\u00f8rholm lab in the Bacterial Cell Factory Section.<\/p>\n
Responsibilities and tasks <\/strong> Qualifications<\/strong> We are looking for highly motivated individuals with M.Sc. degrees in synthetic biology or related discipline. Candidates with some knowledge of genetic engineering of bacteria, DNA assembly, membrane proteins, fluorescence microscopy or FACS analysis will be preferred, but none of these qualifications are formal requirements.<\/p>\n Approval and Enrolment<\/strong> We offer<\/strong> Salary and terms of employment<\/strong> The period of employment is 3 years.<\/p>\n Place of work is The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability in H\u00f8rsholm.<\/p>\n Further information<\/strong> Application<\/strong> Please include a 1-page letter explaining the applicant\u00b4s background and reasons for applying, a 1-page curriculum vitae, a list of peer-reviewed publications (may include papers under review), master diploma including grades, and an Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and excel spreadsheet here<\/a>)<\/p>\n Letters of recommendation may be included at the end of the application or sent directly by the referee.<\/p>\n All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and public service. Our staff of 5,700 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society; and our 10,000 students are educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university collaborating globally with business, industry, government, and public agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n We are seeking a Ph.D student to join our newly established and highly international research center – The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, and become part of the N\u00f8rholm lab in the Bacterial Cell Factory Section. Responsibilities and tasks The successful candidate will be working on projects concerning engineering of membrane […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholarship-bourses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6940"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6942,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6940\/revisions\/6942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe successful candidate will be working on projects concerning engineering of membrane proteins, biosynthetic pathways and microbes for production of medicinal compounds. The position is part of a team of scientists working with membrane proteins, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. A key objective of the PhD project is to develop new technologies to improve expression of multi-enzyme complexes in microorganisms. This is accomplished using a combination of biochemical and molecular methods such as GFP-based expression optimization and advanced uracil-excision DNA assembly.<\/p>\n
\nMasters in relevant field.<\/p>\n
\nThe scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWe offer an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation, which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world.<\/p>\n
\nThe appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union.<\/p>\n
\nFurther information may be obtained from Sr. Scientist Morten N\u00f8rholm, morno@biosustain.dtu.dk<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWe must have your online application by the 27 August 2014<\/strong>. Please open the link \u00ab\u00a0apply for this job online\u00a0\u00bb and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV. The material that should be given consideration in the assessment must be attached.<\/p>\n