2 post-doctoral associate (f/m/d)

Code: 02/2023

2023-03-14

The Department of Pathogen Evolution at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health in Greifswald (HIOH) is looking for 2 post-doctoral associate (f/m/d). The HIOH Greifswald is a cooperation site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) with a focus on One Health research. This interdisciplinary approach includes the integrated monitoring and improvement of human and animal health as well as environmental and climatic factors. Research at the HIOH focuses on the emergence and prevention of zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance. The Department of Pathogen Evolution generally aims at providing a compelling evolutionary framework to understand the emergence and spread of infectious agents in human and animal populations. For this, it characterizes long-term dynamics of host-pathogen associations using comparative approaches across host species and it reconstructs recent, major pathogen emergence events and their immediate consequences using pathogen paleogenomics. This advertisement specifically aims at reinforcing this second avenue of research, where HIOH has already reached a position of international prominence by producing landmark studies using ancient pathology specimens. The applicant will be expected to bring to fruition one of the ongoing projects on the origins and evolution of human- and animal-infecting respiratory RNA viruses.

Tasks

• finalizing sampling activities by establishing new collaborations with pathology collections worldwide
• running lab analyses yourself, from initial nucleic extraction to the enrichment of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) libraries
• supervising a technical assistant who will be assigned part-time to your project
• running computational analyses, from viral genome assembly to advanced phylogenetic analyses

Prerequisite

• Ph.D. in biological sciences/bioinformatics, medicine, veterinary medicine or pharmacy
• either complete mastery of molecular biology in the laboratory (including HTS) and basic computer skills (e.g. R or Bash scripting) or vice versa
• strong writing and presentation skills

Location

Helmholtz Institute for One Health Greifswald

Starting date

at the next possible date, for 3 years

Contract time limit

for 3 years

Probation period

6 months

Salary

E 14 TVöD Bund

Published on

2023-03-14

Applications accepted until  2023-04-10

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Please send your complete application with the privacy statement, quoting thereference 02/2023, to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Human Resources Department, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig or by e-mail, summarized in one single PDF document, to: JobsHZI@helmholtz-hzi.de.

We offer:

• a high-profile project, in a nascent, fast-growing field of research
• an exciting, varied job in a future-oriented research institute within an international scientific environment and many opportunities to establish stimulating local collaborations on other topics (e.g. African great ape disease ecology)
• extensive support for the development of technical and transferable skills
• a corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities

Severely disabled applicants will be given preference in cases of equal professional suitability. In order to safeguard your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resume. The HZI strives for professional equality between women and men. The position is suitable for part-time employment.

Working hours:  39 hours/week

Place of work:    Greifswald

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For more information about this position, please contact Mr. Fabian Leendertz (Tel. +49 15152726213, E-Mail: hioh-office@helmholtz-hioh.de) or Mr. Sebastien Calvignac-Spencer (Tel. +49 15257433730 sebastien.calvignac-spencer@helmholtz-hioh.de)