ERC-funded Research Technician / Lab Manager position
ERC-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions
at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk
We are looking for Research Technician / Lab Manager to join the Structural Biology Laboratory led by Michal R. Szymanski at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk (IFB UG & MUG), Poland. Research Technician / Lab Manager will join our “MitoRepairosome” ERC project to investigate human mitochondrial DNA repair (https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/magazine/erc-starting-grant-2019-examples).
More info about the Szymanski lab
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Requirements:
1. MSc. in biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology or related fields
2. Proven hands-on experience in cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, activity assays, structural biology, computational biology would be an advantage
3. excellent organizational skills, analytical skills, and independent thinking
4. good interpersonal skills, collaborative and adaptive attitude
5. very good command of English (written and oral)
Responsibilities:
You will contribute scientifically towards various projects within the lab and assist the group leader in laboratory administrative, housekeeping and maintenance duties.
Conditions of employment:
Duration of contract: Full-time, 4 - 5 years
Starting salary: ~5800 PLN gross /month which corresponds to ~4 100 PLN net / month
Deadline for submitting documents: December 24th, 2020
Starting date: February 1st, 2021 (negotiable)
Interested candidates should send: (1) cover letter, (2) CV, including a list of publications, (3) copy of MSc diploma, (4) contact info of at least two individuals willing to provide references for the candidate, by December 24th, 2020 to michal.szymanski@ug.edu.pl In the subject of the email please include " ERC RA/LM position" and your first and last name.
Selected candidates will be contacted regarding further selection procedures. The competition may be closed without selecting the candidate.
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).