Marine Microbiology or Metagenomics: Postdoctoral position 2508 views

Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Microbiology or Metagenomics: A highly motivated postdoc to work on the Academy of Finland funded research project titled as “Next Generation Tool for Environmental Assessment” which is led by Dr. Karoliina Koho.

Type: Fulltime, fixed term 13 months position (1 Sep 2017- 30 Sep 2018) with a four-month probation period.

Funding: European Commission of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD.

The proposed project has high affinity to environmental agencies, industry & environmental consultancies, all interested in quantifying the ecosystem health in a cost-effective manner.

Eligibility:

1. Applications from well-motivated Finnish and international candidates are welcomed.
2. The candidate should hold a PhD degree in environmental microbiology/microbial ecology,
3. Background in marine microbiology and metagenomics is essential.
4. Experience in working with standard molecular methods (e.g. nucleic acid extraction from environmental samples, PCR, RT-PCR), & next generation sequencing (library preparations and subsequent bioinformatics data analysis) is required.
5. Excellent English communication skills (both written and oral) are expected.

Application Procedure:

Please submit your application using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System (link given below).

Applications for the position should include
1. a letter stating your research interests and career motivation
2. a CV including contact information for 2 references.

3. Please compile all materials into a single PDF file.

For more information on the advertised position, please contact Karoliina Koho via email (karoliina.koho(at)helsinki.fi)

Deadline: The deadline for applications is 23 July 2017.

The starting date is 1 September 2017.