Staff Scientist of Core Facility

Staff Scientist of Core Facility

Department  Josef Dadok National NMR Centre – Central European Institute of Technology
Deadline  10 Nov 2017
Start date  January 1, 2018 or by mutual agreement

The Director of Central European Institute of Technology
(CEITEC MU) opens a position
Staff scientist of core facility
 
Description

A candidate is sought for the position of a staff scientist at Josef Dadok National NMR Centre of CEITEC Masaryk University.
CEITEC is a scientific centre in the fields of life sciences, advanced materials and technologies whose aim is to establish itself as a recognized centre for basic as well as applied research. CEITEC offers a state-of-the-art infrastructure and great conditions to employ excellent researchers.
 
Duties:

• NMR spectra measurement and analysis
• NMR spectrometer maintenance and troubleshooting
• Implementation and development of new methods
• Training and support of users
• Communication with outside experts as well as general public
• The candidate is expected to cooperate with the CEITEC research groups on their projects. The candidates own independent research will be encouraged but not strictly required.

 
Requirements:

• PhD in biochemistry, chemistry or physics
• Experience in NMR spectroscopy of biomolecules, documented by publications in peer reviewed journals
• Work in UNIX environment, shell and C programming
• Good communication skills in Czech and English
• Knowledge of other languages is an advantage

We offer:

• Interesting work in a top scientific team
• Opportunity to learn the latest methods in biochemistry and molecular biology
• Stable environment and excellent technical equipment of CEITEC MU
• Employee benefits of Masaryk University
• Salary commensurate with experience

 
Anticipated start date: January 1, 2018 or by mutual agreement

Please send the application (including CV, short statement of research background / interests, contact information of two references) and copies of three recent publications illustrating the candidate’s skills by e-mail to radovan.fiala@ceitec.muni.cz by November 10, 2017.
Please quote the “position” in the subject.
 
Information about Brno, Czech Republic

• The capital of South Moravian Region and the second largest city in the Czech Republic with a population of almost 400,000 people
• Modern, dynamic and fast growing centre of industry, trade, science, research and innovation with business incubators and centres of excellence in science
• A city of universities with more than 86,000 students
• More than 10,000 researchers; 2,200 IF publications/year;     600+ PhD graduates/year,
• 500 mil. EUR of R&D investment per year,  more than 350 companies with in-house R&D,
• City of Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics;   the prestigious Mendel Lectures series takes place in Brno since 2003  (lectures of the world´s top scientists, including Nobel Prize winners),
• Quality of life index in 2016

 
For further information about:

• CEITEC, please visit www.ceitec.eu
• CEITEC Welcome Office, please visit http://www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-welcome-office/t1137
• Masaryk University, please visit www.muni.cz

Brno, please visit http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=20608&nav02=20617