Phd Researcher
vor 3 Monaten
Place of work
Leipzig
- Working time
65% (25.35h / week)
- Contract limitations
limited contract / 3 years
- Salary
Remuneration according to the TVöD public-sector up to pay grade 13 including attractive public-sector social security benefits.
- Contact
**Your contact for any questions you may have about the job**:
The UFZ
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.
The job
We are seeking an enthusiastic PhD Researcher (f/m/x) to study the metabolic interaction within a microbiome model system, focusing on the production of nucleotides in the Department of Molecular Toxicology. The DFG-funded project aims to decipher nucleotides' role in the human microbiome model system SIHUMIx.
Your tasks
- Cultivate the SIHUMIx consortium in anaerobic continous bioreactors and manipulate specific species by the CRISP/CAS approach
- Characterize the effects of modified gene expression of selected species on the metabolomic level of the various species and the overall community metabolism by mass-spectrometry based targeted and untargeted metabolomics and metaproteomics
- Integrate the omics-results with bioinformatic approaches and also with the results from genome-based metabolic modelling to identify pathways of metabolic regulation within the various species and in the species-species interaction
- Participate in laboratory group meetings including presentation of results
- Present your results at international conferences and prepare publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals
We offer
- Excellent supervision and optimal professional and interdisciplinary qualification through our HIGRADE graduate programme
- The opportunity to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a wide range of perspectives
- Firstclass integration into national and international research networks to work together on global challenges
- Excellent research infrastructure and research data management to optimally support your work
- A wide range of options for balancing care responsibilities and work through our family office
- Competent support and advice for international colleagues arriving at the UFZ from the ‘International Office’
- Special annual payment, capital-forming benefits and subsidised Deutschland-Job-Ticket
- A workplace in a vibrant region with a high life quality and social and cultural diversity
**Profile**:
- M.Sc degree (or near completion) in biochemistry, microbiology, bioinformatics or related fields
- Experience in cultivation of bacteria
- Profound knowledge of microbiology
- Strong interest in mass-spectrometry-based analysis of metabolites and proteins
- Strong interest in bioinformatics
- Excellent English skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize work efficiently
Application deadline: 31.10.2024
Diversity and Inclusion
The UFZ has a strong commitment to **diversity** and actively supports **equal opportunities** for all employees regardless of their origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual identity.
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