Nutrition: Postdoctoral Fellow; UiO 1250 views

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences has ONE position as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Nutrition at University of Oslo. The position is available for 3 years.

About the project:

• The project is headed by Prof. Hilde Nebb
• Project focuses on the nutritional regulation of nuclear receptors through ligands and post-translational sugar modifications.
• Postdoc Fellow will work on developing new protocols for studying sugar modifications and their physiological effects.
• Fellow will have to organize and execute the study, as well as analyze and publish the data.
• The successful candidate should therefore have a good background in biochemistry and molecular biology as well as experience with animal models.

Qualification and Requirements:

• Applicant must have a PhD equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in the field of molecular biology, biochemistry or equivalent.
• Successful candidates must have submitted their doctoral thesis prior to the application closing date.
• Applicant must have background in molecular nutrition, preferably from the field of nuclear receptors.
• Applicant must have understanding of molecular biology and cell biology techniques; training in mass spectrometry will be prioritized.
• Applicant must have an excellent command of English (written and oral).
• Applicant must be self-driven, highly motivated, and able to collaborate with others to become an integrated part of the research group.

Stipend:

• Salary ranging from pay grade: 57–62 (NOK 483 700–529 800)

Applications:

The application must include:

• Application letter with the description of the person, including a summary of the applicant’s scientific work and interests
• CV (education, positions held, details of academic work, pedagogical and administrative experience and other qualifying activities)
• List of publications (published abstracts, presentations)
• Copies of educational certificates and grade transcripts.
• Names and contact details of 2-3 referees (stating relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

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