Postdoc in metabolic engineerig of yeast

Information about the research
We are looking for a motivated post-doctoral research fellow to work on metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of flavonoids. The candidate will be working in a stimulating interdisciplinary environment, interfacing with in silico modelling experts. The project aim is to develop biobased production platforms for flavonoids production. The researcher will be using cutting edge synthetic biology techniques to engineer yeast production strains and will be expected to work with other group members contruibuting to the overall project goal.

About the Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology
The Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology at the Chalmers University of Technology is one of the world leading research environments in systems and synthetic biology. Our research interests involve a wide range of activities from understanding the fundamental operational principles of metabolism and studies of metabolic diseases, to highly applied research directed towards development of new cell factories, e.g. used as next generation drug discovery and production platforms.The details of the division research activities may also be found at http://www.sysbio.se 

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibilities are to carry out independent research in a critical and effective manner, to organise and manage data to a high standard, to regularly communicate results to your colleagues, and to disseminate your main conclusions to the scientific community in the form of meetings, conferences and peer-reviewed articles. You should be able to apply critical and creative thinking on a regular basis. Equally, you should be able to adopt an open-minded approach to work that allows integration of constructive feedback as well as the possibility of adapting your research direction based on new results. In addition, you should be proactive, capable of keeping up with the evolving technologies available and motivated to test and implement new protocols. You will also be expected to share in the responsibilities for keeping the lab and equipment in good condition.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five months.

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you should have a PhD degree, generally should not be older than three years, in biotechnology/biological engineering, with a strong background in flavonoids production.

You should be comfortable working with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, solid experience with aromatic amino acids metabolism, microbial cultivation in benchtop bioreactors, large-scale DNA module assembly and genetic manipulation with CRISPR/Cas9 in S. cerevisiae. You should have excellent team work and social abilities.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English. Swedish is not a requirement but Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Our offer to you
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. 
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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20200311 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous research fields and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:
• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 10 July 2020

For questions, please contact:
Dr. Yun Chen, Systems and Synthetic Biology, yunc@chalmers.se

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. *** 
   



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