The BOKU Core Facilities, Bioactive Molecules Sreening and Analysis is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Senior Scientist).

Extent of employment:         25 hours per week

Duration of employment:      from now on - unlimited

Workplace: 3430 Tulln

Gross monthly salary and pay grade in terms of collective agreement for university staff (payable 14 times per year): B1 lit. b, € 2.970,20

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out, evaluating and interpreting chemical analyses
• Publishable, sustainable and comprehensive processing of analysis data
• Method development to expand the analytical portfolio of the Core Facility BMoSA
• Ad hoc method development to open up new analytical territory if necessary
• Refinements and deepening of established analytical methods
• Exploring the possibilities of BMoSA instruments to enable new analyses
• Continuous training through national and international meetings and relevant literature
• Commissioning, support and preventive maintenance of the core facility infrastructure
• Enrollment and training of device users, administration and handling of core facility internal processes using a device booking system
• Support in the implementation of courses, public relations and marketing activities

Required skills and qualifications:

• Doctorate degree / PhD in Analytical Chemistry and Metabolomics
• Language skills: fluent in written an spoken German and English
• Sound laboratory experience in the field of small molecule
  analysis in different sample types (plants, microorganisms,
  etc)
• Solid knowledge and experience in the field of instrumental analysis: Application of various analytical techniques evaluation and interpretation of results
• Theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of chromatography and mass spectrometry
• Active scientific publishing in the field of analysis of secondary metabolites
• Participation in research projects

Desired skills and qualifications:

• Experience with infrared spectroscopy
• Very good knowledge of MS Office and good understanding o lT
• Basic knowledge and experience in statistics
• Ability to work in a team. accuracy, communication and organisational skills, sense of responsibility and reliability
• Experience in the use of user software for analytical instruments (LC-HRMS, etc)
• Experience in the field of analytical quality assurance
• Experience with training in laboratory operations

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna seeks to increase the number of its female faculty and staff members. Therefore qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference unless reasons specific to an individual male candidate tilt the balance in his favour.

People with disabilities and appropriate qualifications are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please send your job application incl.

• Motivation letter
• CV
• Brief description of scientific projects worked on
• Reference(s)

to Personnel Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70, 1190 Vienna; E-Mail: recruiting@boku.ac.at. (Reference code: 161)

We regret that we cannot reimburse applicants travel and lodging expenses incurred as part of the selection and hiring process.

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