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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| Organization | Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Germany |
| Subject areas | Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 31 march 2017 |
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