Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences
- Department
- Laboratory of Fungal Biology
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Laboratory of Fungal Biology of the Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences (mbucas.cz/en/research/ecology/laboratory-of-fungal-biology/), seeks to fill
A vacant Postdoctoral Researcher position (100%)
to work on ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere microbiomes
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
We seek
- Enthusiastic young researcher interested in synthetic microbiomes
- Holders of PhD title for less than 5 years
- Strong background in microbiology/soil science/plant sciences
- Team player within a large interdisciplinary project
- Having interest in interkingdom interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria
- Fluent in English, understanding Czech is an asset
- Well-developed communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated capability of independent publishing of research results
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- CZECH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
We offer
- Working in a large Krc campus of academic research institutes in Prague-city
- Well-equipped standard biochemistry and molecular-biology labs
- Research glasshouse and growth chambers
- Possibility to work with both stable- and radio-isotopes
- Integration into multidisciplinary team working with cutting-edge technologies and cross-disciplinary research issues
- Access to advanced equipment (ultracentrifuges, NGS, microscopy, various chromatography, MS and NMR instruments etc.) on campus
- Friendly environment with high visibility in global research community
- Long-term employment perspective within a vibrant scientific campus
- Gross salary between 60000 and 69000 CZK/month (depending on age/career stage/achievements). Further pay rise is possible from third-party funded projects (to be acquired by the researcher)
- Institutional support in developing own research agenda
- 6 weeks (30 days) of holidays per year upon full-time employment
- Various employee benefits (canteen, sport/leisure activities, language courses etc.)
- Initial contract for 1 year, could be prolonged until December 2026 within the current projects
- Possible start as early as of 1st March 2024 (depending on visa and work permission, if applicable)
Interested? Please make sure to include the following into your job application
- Current professional CV of the applicant, including a certificate of awarding PhD title (where, when, title of the PhD thesis). PhD title must be awarded after 1st March 2019 to comply with definition of a postdoctoral researcher
- List of all scientific publications of the applicant, detailing journal quality (impact factor according to Web of Science) and citations (please split self cites from non-self cites)
- Cover letter detailing own visions for short-, medium- and long-term professional future
- List of all scientific projects where the applicant has acted as PI/co-PI so far
- Contacts of three persons who may be asked for a reference (usually former group leaders, collaborators etc.)
Deadline and address to lodge the job application.
Please forward your application electronically by 31 March 2024 to the personal dpt. of the IMIC (katerina.klimsova@biomed.cas.cz), with a copy to the head of the Laboratory of Fungal Biology (jansa@biomed.cas.cz).
Any queries will be handled at the same addresses. The applications will be sorted continuously in order the fill the position as soon as possible.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Institute of Microbiology (IMIC), Czech Academy of Sciences
- Country
- Czech Republic
- City
- Praha 4
- Postal Code
- 142 00
- Street
- Vídeňská 1083
- Geofield
Where to apply
- jansa@biomed.cas.cz
Contact
- City
- Praha 4
- Website
- Street
- Vídeňská 1083
- Postal Code
- 142 00
- jansa@biomed.cas.czkaterina.klimsova@biomed.cas.cz