INSTITUTION: Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPG PAS)
CITY: Poznań, Poland
POSITION: full-time position, post-doc type (temporary job contract - 3 years)
DISCIPLINE: Plant science
EXPIRES: March 5, 2018
SALARY: 10000 PLN (2400 EUR) per month before tax and deductions (ca 6000 PLN nett)
KEY WORDS: plant biotechnology, molecular biology, microbiology
DESCRIPTION
Place of employment: Department of Plant Integrative Biology
Supervisor: dr Franklin Gregory
Goals of employment:
A three-year postdoc position financed by National Science Centre, Poland in the framework of
OPUS 13 (UMO-2017/25/B/NZ9/00720) project is available at the Dept Integrative Plant Biology,
IPG-PAS in the area of molecular plant-microbe interaction.
The successful candidate is expected to have demonstrated experience in the following aspects:
• PCR, Realtime-PCR, gene cloning
• Exploitation of databases and functional annotation
• Heterologous expression and protein purification
• Protein-protein interaction (Yeast-two-hybrid analysis, BiFC assay)
• Plant overexpression, RNAi/ CRISPR-Cas9 vector construction
• Analytical techniques (HPLC, Orbitrap-MS and related)
• Preparation of high quality scientific articles for publication
The selected candidate will be required to participate in the Institute and Department activities and
initiatives, in agreement with the rules of the Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of
Sciences.
Research area:
Plant- microbe interatction, molecular biology, Phytochemistry, Proteomics
Qualifications:
To be considered for this position, the applicant should possess a PhD degree in the area of Life
Sciences, Biotechnology or related disciplines.
The candidate should be a team player able to work in an international team (www.biotalent.eu),
face new challenges and solve problems. Excellent verbal and writing skills in English is required.
Documents required:
• Detailed CV in English;
• Copy/ copies of the diploma(s);
• Two recent articles published as first author in high impact journals;
• Motivation letter (self-presentation describing the academic/professional career of the
candidate and documenting the fulfilment of skill requirements pertaining to the position);
• Name and address of two references (Please don’t submit open recommendation letters).
The application must contain the following statement:
"I hereby give consent for my personal data included in my offer to be processed for the purposes of
recruitment, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act dated August, 29,1997 (uniform
text: Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2014 item 1182 with further amendments)".
The application should contain the full set of documents (1 pdf or doc file), which should be sent by
email entitled "OPUS13 HyperAgro – Postdoc position" to the HR Department:
kadry@igr.poznan.pl with the copy to fgreigr@gmail.com or by mail to the address: Institute of
Plant Genetics PAS, Strzeszyńska str. 34, 60-479 Poznań. The selected candidates may be invited
for an interview (in IPG PAS or through Skype).
Announcement of the results: Within 1 month after the deadline for applications.
General information
The city of Poznan has 550 thousand inhabitants. It is one of the biggest cities in Poland, with a
large academic centre with numerous universities and research institutes. It is located 300 km
westwards from Warszawa (Warsaw), the capital of Poland, and 300 km eastwards from Berlin, the
capital of Germany. The city is visited by many foreigners participating in numerous fairs organized
at the Poznan International Fair Grounds, as well as students, researchers, businessmen, and
tourists. The city is friendly and safe. A great number of students makes it lively and full of various
events. The city is convenient to work in and to spend leisure time, due to its beautiful surroundings
(Wielkopolski National Park with its forests and lakes). Poznan is the capital of a large agricultural
plain.
Poznan is one of the largest plant science centres in Poland with universities and numerous
scientific institutes and research centres hosting annually over 130 thous. students. The Institute of
Plant Genetics in Poznan has a strong tradition of research on theoretical and applied aspects of
plant biology. Our scientific activity encompasses wide array of scientific disciplines like
metabolomics, transcriptomics, molecular biology and bioinformatics.
This project will be implemented at the Department of Integrative Plant Biology of the Institute of
Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences. This Department was created within the frame of EU
ERA-CHAIR project BIO-TALENT (http://www.biotalent.eu/) to combine various disciplines and
reinforce the research potential through joining the European Research Area, employment of
excellent scientists in plant biology and strengthening international co-operation with leading
European researchers and laboratories.
The Institute of Plant Genetics PAS is located at Strzeszyńska 34, Poznań, Poland. To learn more
about the Institute and its current departments please watch our promotion
film: http://tv.pionier.net.pl/Default.aspx?id=3012 and visit the website of the
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Institute: www.igr.poznan.pl/en/home
To read basic information BIO-TALENT project please visit the website: http://www.biotalent.eu,
which contains information on objectives, strategy, work packages, contacts and links to
information about the project, announced in the mass media.
Contact address for supplementary information:
Dr. Franklin Gregory,
Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Strzeszyńska 34
60-479 Poznań
Poland
Phone: +48-61-6550266
Fax: +48-61-6550301
Email: fgreigr@gmail.com
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