MPI for Infection Biology: PhD position 1370 views

Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Infection Biology invites applications for a PhD position in Synthetic Biology.

About the project:

• The project aims to establish genome editing tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9, in bacteria to characterize essential cellular processes.
• Under this project the CRISPR-Cas9 for the creation of cells that will lose specific cellular traits during any point of the bacterial life cycle will be used.

Duration: initially 3 years

Starting date: June 1st

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Diploma or Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or related fields.
• Applicants having some experience in molecular biology, genetics, microbiology and/or genome editing would be considered as an advantage.
• Applicant must possess capability to work in a highly competitive field of research; multi-task and to meet tight deadlines.
• Applicant must hold excellent organizational and coordination skills, structured with personal initiative
• Applicant must possess excellent English communication skills (written and spoken)

Salary: in accordance with the funding guidelines of the Max Planck Society for junior scientists

Applications:

• Applications will be accepted exclusively via the online application portal.
• upload the full application in English

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