University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Chromosome Biology

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 from 01.04.2023 of a


Reference number: 14009

The Center for Molecular Biology (ZMB) was founded in 2007, centralizing all groups of the University of Vienna working in the field of molecular biology. To promote collaborations with the life sciences departments of the Medical University of Vienna, the Max Perutz Labs were founded in 2005. To extend our team we are offering the following position: University assistant post doc (m/w/d). The University of Vienna aims at increasing the number of females in academic and leadership positions, thus qualified females are especially encouraged to apply. Females with equal qualifications will be preferably considered. For more detailed information on the advertised position please contact Prof. Verena Jantsch: verena.jantsch@univie.ac.at.
Application documents: Letter of motivation, academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given), description of research interests and research agenda, contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference.



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:
Your activities will include: research on the C. elegans germline in the group of Verena Jantsch https://www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/research/research-groups/jantsch. Moreover, publishing in international journals and the attendance of scientific conferences. Areas of responsibility: Developing and strengthening an independent research profile for biochemical analysis of protein complexes in the C. elegans germline; Application of new methods in the field of cross linking mass spectrometry; involvement in research projects and participation in scientific studies; Project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding; Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance; Teaching of junior group members and students due to extentions of collective bargaining agreement. In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have: Publications in renowned subject-relevant media (peer-reviewed, depending on the professional standards); Participation in international conferences and presentation experience. Desirable qualifications are: A profound knowledge of protein biochemistry. Expertise with the model system of Caenorhabditis elegans; expertise in cross linking mass spectrometry. Experience abroad.

Profile:
Doctoral degree in Chemistry. Experience in developing methods for crosslinking mass spectrometry, acquisition strategies such as data-independent acquisition (fixed window, variable window, multiplexing), quantitation of crosslinks, implementing new pipelines for data analysis. The applicant must have applied a wide range of techniques in biochemistry ranging from protein overexpression, purification, affinity enrichment and protein separation. Mass spectrometry experience of min 6 years is a must to fulfill the requirements, including optimizing sample preparation conditions, mass spectrometer maintenance and data analysis for proteomic workflows (SILAC, PRM, shot-gun, CLMS, single-cell). Experience in good manufacturing practice (GMP) is a plus. The applicant should be skilled in programming and statistical evaluation strategies (R, python).

Capacity to work in a team; high command of written and oral English language

Application documents


- Letter of motivation

- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)

- Description of research interests and research agenda / of the intended habilitation project (if applicable)

- Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Biology	Biochemistry	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Biology	-	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Computer-Skills:

Type of computer skills	Specified computer skills	Importance
Basic Knowledge	MS Office	MUST

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 03.04.2023, mentioning reference number 14009.

For further information please contact Jantsch-Plunger, Verena +43-1-4277-56250, Stoppacher, Katharina +43-1-4277-56201.

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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