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Doctoral (PhD) Student at Natural Products Research group

10 Apr 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Latvijas Organiskas Sintezes Instituts
Research Field
Biological sciences
Chemistry
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Latvia
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE
Reference Number
101087181
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) – the leading drug discovery centre in Baltic countries is offering one fixed term position of the Doctoral (PhD) Student (Natural Products) at Natural Products Research group. The position is offered within the call HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01 ERA Chair project “Natural Products Research at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis as a driver for Excellence in Innovation” (Natalion). The details on responsibilities, obligations, and rights of the position see  https://www.osi.lv/en/vacancies/recruitment-of-the-doctoral-phd-student-natural-products-of-natural-products-research-group/

Requirements

Research Field
Biological sciences
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field
Chemistry
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
  • A MSc in Natural Sciences in a field relevant to natural product research.
  • Skills in analytical chemistry (HPLC, Mass spectrometry, and Nuclear magnetic resonance), and/or molecular biology (cloning, PCR, protein expression, SDS-PAGE, CRISPR/CAS9).
  • Experience in LC-MS analysis of microbial crude extracts, bioinformatic analysis of natural product gene clusters, isolation and structure elucidation of natural products and/or cloning and expression of natural product enzymes and pathways.
  • Other skills or experiences could potentially contribute to the research direction.
  • Ability to communicate in English.

Full set of mandatory competences, desirable competences as well as the selection methodology see https://www.osi.lv/en/vacancies/recruitment-of-the-doctoral-phd-student…

Women are explicitly encouraged to apply to increase their share in science and research.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
Country
Latvia
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
pd@osi.lv

Contact

City
Riga
Website
Street
Aizkraukles 21
Postal Code
LV1006