At TU Dresden. Faculty of Biology, Institute of Genetics, the Chair of Microalgal Cell and Molecular Biology (Heisenberg) offers a position as Research Associate / PhD student (m/f/x)

(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

with 65% of the fulltime weekly hours starting as soon as possible. The position is limited for 36 months, with the option for extension. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz-WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (e.g. PhD).

Tasks: Coccolithophores, a group of calcifying unicellular eukaryotic algae, are one of the dominant phytoplankton groups of the world’s oceans and important players in the carbon cycle due to photosynthetic carbon fixation and the formation of aesthetically shaped CaCO3-based cell wall scales called coccoliths. Despite the global impact of coccolithophores, we know little about their physiology at the molecular level. This project will incorporate a combination of genome and transcriptome sequencing and comparative genomics and transcriptomics to identify genes involved in calcification and coccolithogenesis and to guide molecular genetic and synthetic biology approaches for engineering coccolithogenesis. We will interact closely with other laboratories that are specialized in bioinformatics analyses.  In this way, the project is poised to make an important contribution to deciphering one of the most important aspects of coccolithophore biology. 

Requirements: The successful applicant should have a recent university degree in a Plant-Biology-related discipline, and will have skills in Bioinformatics. The position will require both experimental and computational abilities for the generation and analysis of NextGen sequencing datasets. Skills in R and/or Python and experience with molecular biology methods are preferred, but not required. 

Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to people with disabilities.

Please send cover letter, CV and academic certificates by May 16, 2022 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service applies) by mail to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Biologie, Institut für Genetik, Professur für Molekulare Zellbiologie der Mikroalgen (Heisenberg), Herrn Prof. Dr. André Scheffel, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany or via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single pdf-document to andre.scheffel@tu-dresden.de. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

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