Postdoctoral fellow in Microbial Ecology
- Lund, Skåne
- Kontrakt
- Heltid
- Research within the subject area
- Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies
- Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students
- Actively seeking external research funding
- Collaboration with industry and wider society
- Administration related to the work duties listed above
- Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
- A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research.
- Teaching skills.
- The successful applicant will have completed a PhD in Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Science or Soil Science, or a related discipline, within 3 years of the commencement of the postdoctoral project.
- The candidate will have excellent knowledge of microbial ecology and documented experience with laboratory methods relevant to the project.
- The candidate will have documented experience with conducting independent research projects, including all staged from design, via laboratory analyses and data interpretation, to final publication.
- Experience of research in microbial ecology, soil microbiology, biogeochemistry, or soil science with relevance to the project is an important merit.
- Documented experience of using radio-isotope or stable-isotope methods to assess microbial carbon or nutrient use in environmental samples is a merit, but not a requirement.
- Documented experience in the analysis of amplicon datasets (or other -omics datasets) is an important merit, but not a requirement.
- Publications in international, peer-reviewed journals, with a leading role (i.e. first-author, and/or corresponding author) is also an important merit.
- résumé/CV, including a list of publications,
- A cover letter of maximally one page explaining how your profile (including past research, qualification and interests) match our need.
- contact information of at least two references,
- copy of the doctoral degree certificate, and other certificates/grades that you wish to be considered.
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