Postdoctoral researcher - ICTER (CGG group) MCBO-2_9/2024

Key responsibilities include:

1. Participation in research projects and attendance at team meetings to share results and plan experiments
2. Design, execute, and interpret experiments including high-throughput single-cell RNA/ATAC-Seq profiling  
3. Assistance with developing new multiomics technologies
4. Design and lead independent projects
5. Collaborate with bioinformaticians and clinicians
6. Prepare and keep documentation of experiments and results 
7. Prepare and write scientific papers 
8. Active participation in conferences and preparation of grant applications
9. Assisting Ph.D. students.

1. Ph.D. degree (obtained not earlier than 1 January 2019) in  biology, medical sciences, biotechnology, genomics or related field
2. Solid knowledge and familiarity with laboratory techniques in molecular biology and genomics 
3. Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing
4. Experience in combinatorial single-cell profiling
5. Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team 
6. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
7. Experience with Microsoft and Google-based platforms (Word, Excel, Gmail, Google Calendar)
8. Strong publication record
9. Proven experience in leveraging best practices from the research community
10. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written

1. Full-time employment contract;

2. Opportunity to work in an innovative scientific environment;

3. International cooperation with experienced researchers;

4. Competitive salary: 12 000 PLN gross/month

Required documents:

1. CV (including a list of projects/publications)
2. Cover letter
3. Copy of PhD diploma
4. Name and addresses of two references

Application deadline: 19.05.2024

Please submit the following documents to: icter_jobs@ichf.edu.pl

Kindly specify in the application topic: MCBO-2 9/2024

Successful candidates fulfilling the selection criteria and qualifications will be invited for an interview  (which will most likely take place in 20-31.05.2024). The competition results shall be announced by May 31, 2024.

The competition may be extended until a suitable candidate who fulfills all requirements is found

The International Centre for Translational Eye Research (Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS) is committed to employment equality (esp. European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers) and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates fulfilling the requirements specified in this announcement.

Key evaluation criteria:

• Creativity measured by the quality and number of scientific publications in which the candidate is the first author, corresponding author or a significant author and patent applications/patents and/or implementation;
• Competences of the candidate with respect to specific tasks in a research project
• Mobility in his/her scientific career (research internships, change in the scientific profile, internships and work in industry);
• Creativity measured by the quality and number of research projects led and publications arising as a result of the implementation of these projects (if applicable);