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Denmark : PhD fellow in bioengineering of natural products in yeast

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The Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology wishes to appoint a PhD candidate in the area of bioengineering of plant natural products. The position will start on September 1, 2010 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and will run for 3 years.
 
Job description
With reference to the project manager, the work of the PhD student will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within the area of engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways of bioactive components in microorganisms. This project will place particular emphasis on, but is not limited to natural products like glucosinolates. The project will include transport engineering to ensure proper compartmentalization.   
 
The appointee should have competence appropriate for research within the following areas:
  • Yeast genetics
  • Mass spectrometry for metabolite profiling
  • Flux analysis
  • Protein characterization and modelling
  • Transport proteins
 
Qualification requirements
In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:
 
  • Passed Master´s degree in a subject area appropriate to the project described above.
 
The PhD student is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills.
 
Terms of employment
The post will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.
 
The position as PhD fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the PhD programme at LIFE when accepted for the post.
 
Questions
For further information about the post, please contact Professor Barbara Ann Halkier on tel: (+45) 3533 3342, or email: bah@life.ku.dk
 
General questions regarding PhD programmes should be directed to Course Administration c/o Special Advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 3533 2056 or Head Clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on PhD programmes is available at http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd.aspx
 
Application
The application should be submitted by e-mail as one pdf-file and as hard copies (paper). Each application should be marked as 625-268. Each application must include the following appendices marked with the stated appendix numbers:
 
Appendix 1: curriculum vitae with documentation of education (copies of MSc and BSc diplomas) and publication list, if any.
Appendix 2: transcripts of university examinations (both MSc and BSc), in English
Appendix 3: a letter of motivation stating why the applicant feels he or she is suitable for this position.
 
In addition to the material the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, the Assessment Committee may include further material in their assessment of the applicant. In such circumstances, it is the responsibility of the applicant, on request, to send the material to the committee.
 
Following processing of the application, any application material sent will be destroyed.
 
Receipt of the application will not be acknowledged, but the applicant will be kept continuously informed of the progress of the application.
 
The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation Executive Order no 284 of 25. April 2008.
 
The pdf version of the application should be sent by email to DPB_app@life.ku.dk and the hard copies (paper) should be sent to University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark, marked as 625-268
 
Applications must be received no later than August 6, 2010 at 12.00 noon. Applications received after the closing date for applications will not be considered

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Application Deadline : 6 August 2010

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