The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher with experience in stem cell biology for a 2-year postdoc position to begin from 1 October 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.
About the position:
- The position will be in the lab group of Professor Romain Barrès, which is part of the GECKO Consortium (Gametic Epigenetics Consortium against Obesity).
- This consortium, funded by a NNF Challenge Grant, aims to understand the cellular mechanisms by which environmentally-acquired epigenetic information transferred by spermatozoa to offspring can influence their development and predispose them to obesity.
- The GECKO Consortium is an international group of researchers from the University of Copenhagen, the University of Sydney and the University of Chicago, giving many opportunities for collaboration and insight from a variety of experts.
- The successful candidate will use a dead Cas9 -CRISPR system fused to the DNA methyltransferase 3a or the DNA methylation enzyme Tet1.
Requirements:
- Applicant must hold PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field
- Very strong experience in establishing mouse and human ES cell cultures
- Experience in molecular biology techniques, such as cloning, production of recombinant proteins and virus production; analysis of sequencing data; experimental design and planning of experiments
- Applicant must possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Applications:
Apply online with the following documents/attachments (all in PDF format):
- Motivated letter of application addressing each of the essential criteria (max. two pages)
- CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position
- A certified/signed copy of PhD certificate and Master of Science certificate.
- List of publications.
- List of three references
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| Organization | University of Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
| Subject areas | Molecular Biology, Biochemistry |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 31 August 2019 |
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