The Department of Molecular Biology and Physiology of Plants at the
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is looking to fill the position of a
Post-Doctoral Associate
within the lab of Dr. Cynthia Gleason. The position is full time with a
limited contract until September 2015. This position should be filled as
soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 13 TV-L.
*Your duties *
The selected candidate will conduct research in plant/root-knot nematode
interactions at the new, the state of the art
/Schwann/-/Schleiden/-/Research//Center//. /
The goal of the project is to further understand how plant parasitic
nematodes are reprogramming themselves and their plant host
(Arabidopsis) during successful infections using transcriptome
sequencing and mutant plant analyses.
*Your profile*
.The successful candidate will hold a recent a Ph.D. degree in plant
biology or related field.
.have strong experimental skills, with working knowledge of molecular
biology techniques such gene cloning and RNA isolation. Experience with
gene expression analysis (qRT-PCR/RNA-seq) and bioinformatic methods is
desirable.
.is proficient in English.
.have a strong publication record in good scientific journals.
Please send your application with the usual documents either by email to Cynthia.Gleason from biologie.uni-goettingen.de or by post to Dr. CynthiaGleason, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Schwann-Schleiden-Forschungszentrum, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3D-37077 Göttingen,Germany by July 1, 2013.
This post is designed to serve in fostering young researchers and
scientists.
The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and
places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women.
Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are
underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent
aptitude will be favoured.
If you have any questions, please contact CynthiaGleason (Phone: +49 551 39 177846, Cynthia.Gleason from biologie.uni-goettingen.de).
We request that you send us copies of your application documents, as no
returns will be made. We will destroy the documents after a holding
period of five months. Application documents will only be returned to
you if you provide a self-addressed adequately stamped envelope.
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Jr. Prof. Dr. Cynthia Gleason
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Schwann-Schleiden-Forschungszentrum
Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3
D-37077 Göttingen
Germany
Phone: +49 551 39-177846
Fax: +49 551 39-177829
e-mail: cgleaso from gwdg.de
