UG_logo_RGB_podstawowy_pozytyw_EN
gumed_znak_eng_v_reg_polichromatyczny_pozytyw_rgb

Open PhD Student Position – We Are Hiring.

 

 

PhD Student positiona at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk

We are looking for PhD Student to join the Structural Biology Laboratory at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk (IFB UG & MUG), Gdansk, Poland, headed by Dr. Michal R. Szymanski. PhD Student will join our “MitoRepairosome” ERC project to investigate the mechanism of human mitochondrial DNA repair pathway.

Our laboratory uses biochemical and structural methods to study macromolecular machines engaged in nucleic acid metabolism. The laboratory is located in a new Institute of Biotechnology building (https://en.biotech.ug.edu.pl/about_ifb/about_ifb) and has an access to Core Facilities (https://biotech.ug.edu.pl/wspolpraca/aparatura_equipment). We routinely use in-house Tecnai G2 Spirit BioTWIN transmission electron microscope for negative stain screening and 200kV Glacios cryo-TEM microscope equipped with a Falcon 3EC direct detection camera in CENT, Warsaw, for cryo screening. For high resolution data collection, the laboratory has access to Krios TEM located at the National Cryo-Electron Microscopy Centre in Cracow.

More information about the Szymanski lab can be found here: https://mrslab.ug.edu.pl/ and @MRSzymanskiLab

The ideal candidate will:

1. Hold a master’s degree in biochemistry, bioinformatics, chemistry, molecular biology or related fields

2. Have documented experience in at least one of the following: Structural Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry.

3. Have excellent written and oral communication skills in English

4. Show a good level of independence, self-motivation and reliability

Conditions of employment:

Duration of contract: Full-time, 4 years

Competitive stipend

Deadline for submitting documents: January 20th, 2023

Starting date: negotiable

Interested candidates should send: (1) cover letter, (2) CV, including lab experience and list of achievements , (3) copy of MSc diploma, (4) contact information of at least one academic reference by January 20th, 2023 to michal.szymanski@ug.edu.pl with the title “ERC_PostDoc”. Only selected candidates will be contacted regarding the interview which will be conducted on-line on January 26th, 2023. Selected candidates will be informed by February 17th, 2023.

The application form also must include: „I hereby authorize you to process my personal data included in my job application for the needs of the recruitment process” (in accordance with the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data, Dz. U.No 133, item. 883, as amended).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share:

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on email

More Posts

Exciting news from NCN!

We are thrilled to announce that Grzegorz Grabe has been awarded an OPUS-26 grant from the Polish National Science Centre! This funding will enable him

Join Our Dynamic Team of Researchers!

Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the Structural Biology Laboratory at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk The