Research Fellow in Bioengineering

We are looking for an experienced Chief Scientific Officer acting as a Director of Estonian Biofoundry at the newly established Institute of Bioengineering, University of Tartu. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Leading and managing the day-to-day work of Estonian Biofoundry and coordinating the action plans with the Biofoundry unit of Tallinn University of Technology.
• Leading, coordinating, managing the bioinformatics and data management teams and participating in the recruitment committee to find new talent for Estonian Biofoundry.
• Design, establish, and manage daily operation of biofoundry workflows in collaboration with Estonian Biofoundry team. 
• Build collaborative and contractual links to expand Biofoundry user space.
• Responsible for Biofoundry equipment, its maintanence and sustainability.
• Lead a project acquisition team for the Biofoundry.

The major focus of the work will be the implementation of the EC Horizon project “Centre for Digitalisation of Biology Towards the Next-Generation of Biosustainable Products” (Teaming project DIGIBIO, Widening for Excellence). The project is built as a teaming partnership with the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Tallinn Technical University.

Required qualifications
PhD or an equivalent qualification in related field.

Required experience

• Several years of leadership and management experience in a biotechnology or molecular biology experimental unit or core laboratory.
• International-level research in the specialisation, the volume of which so far is equivalent to at least one doctoral thesis.
• Knowledge of various technologies, methodologies, and equipment used in bioengineering.

Required language skills
Very good command of English.

Personal qualities

• Excellent organisational and record keeping skills. 
• Ability to work independently and in a team. 
• Good communication skills and the desire to work in an international environment.

Why join us?

• Supportive academic environment where you can grow professionally and contribute to meaningful research.
• A wide range of self-improvement options for personal and professional development.
• Flexible working hours.
• Paid holiday 42 days a year.
• We pay the sickness benefit 100% already for days 2-8.

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Number of vacancies
1

Documents required for applying

1. A letter of application to the Rector.
2. A curriculum vitae with salary request.
3. A list of research publications (if necessary, enclosing copies or offprints of more important publications).
4. A copy of a document (including its annexes) which shows the candidate to hold the required qualification (with authorized translation into Estonian, English or Russian if the credential is not in Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, French, Italian, Ukrainian and Belarussian languages). A candidate can be required to submit the original or a certified copy of the document (including its annexes) showing the candidate to hold the required qualification. If the candidate has acquired the higher education in question abroad, he or she may be required to submit an assessment issued by the Academic Recognition Information Centre (the Estonian ENIC/NARIC) of his or her qualification in respect of the qualification requirements for the position.
5. Other materials considered relevant by the candidate (a list of such materials must be included in the application or annexed to it).

Additional information

The DigiBio project will create a research and technology platform for data-driven disruptive bioengineering solutions to accelerate translation of science to manufacturing of next-generation bioproducts. The platform relies on the generation and analysis of big data through integration of automated genome engineering, phenotype screening, high-throughput analytics, and informatics. The Estonian Biofoundry is a member of the Global Biofoundry Alliance.

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