University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a


Reference number: 13612

The Division of Microbial Ecology (DoME) at the Centre of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science is a creative and ambitious team that conducts internationally leading research in the field of microbial ecology.
We are searching for a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise laboratory methods for sequencing based DNA and RNA analysis and bioinformatic methods relevant to the study of microbial ecology (e.g. amplicon sequencing, metagenome and metartranscriptome analysis).

We are looking forward to receiving your application with a cover letter that describes the motivation for the application, a scientific CV (including a full list of publications) and contact information for at least two academic references.



Duration of employment: 3 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
As Postdoctoral Researcher, the candidate will contribute to the human and environmental microbiome focused research at DoME. One of the main tasks will be the development of high throughput, sequencing-based quantitative microbiome profiling methods, as well as implementation and further development of Oxford Nanopore technology (ONT) based long read sequencing workflows. Furthermore, implementation and customization of bioinformatics workflows for the analysis of ONT data and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement are expected.



The successful applicant will work in close collaboration with the team of the Joint Microbiome Facility of the Medical Univeristy of Vienna and the Univeristy of Vienna (JMF), and support Centre-wide efforts to standardize data curation and analysis workflows. A high level of independence and the publication of the developed workflows in international peer-reviewed journals is expected.

The position includes some administration and teaching as regulated by the collective agreement.

Profile:
Successful candidates must have a doctoral degree in microbiology, bioinformatics or a related discipline, and previous experience in the analysis of microbiome data. Previous experience with ONT sequencing is preferred. Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization in R, and with using a computational cluster including job scheduling is required. A strong background in environmental microbiology, microbiome research, or microbial ecology of complex is preferred.

A track record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals in accordance with the candidates’ career stage is expected.

Very good communication skills in English (written and spoken) are mandatory and communication skills in German are preferred. The ability to work in a team is essential.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Biology	Microbiology	MUST
Biology	Bioinformatics	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Biology, Botany, Zoology	Bioinformatics	MUST
University	Biology, Botany, Zoology	Microbiology	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Very good knowledge	MUST
German	Good knowledge	SHOULD

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 16.10.2022, mentioning reference number 13612.

For further information please contact Müller Strassnig, Annina +43-1-4277-91101.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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