Assistant professor at the Protein Biotechnology Department at the Faculty of Biotechnology

26 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Wroclaw

Department

Faculty of Biotechnology

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Poland

Application Deadline

25 Feb 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

Tbd

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

11.2024.2024.ZIB.WB.AH

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

University of Wroclaw invites applications for the position of assistant professor at the Protein Biotechnology Department at the Faculty of Biotechnology

 

No11.2024.2024.ZIB.WB.AH z dnia 26.01.2024 r.

Institute/Department: Protein Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology

Position: assistant professor

Type of position: research and teaching

Research area / discipline: medical sciences/biomedical engineering/biotechnology

Vacancies/positions: 1

Application deadline: 25.02.2024 r.

Expected contest results: second half of February 2024

Envisaged job starting date: 01.03.2024

Type of contract: full time (for substitution)

 

Applications are invited from those who fulfil the statutory requirements specified in the Higher Education Act from 20th July 2018 (Dz. U. z 2018 r., poz. 1668), statutes of the University of Wroclaw

Key words: biochemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, protein-protein interactions, protein engineering, signaling, cell nucleus, lamins, chromatin

Description (field, expectations, comments): the ideal candidate should be highly motivated to work as an independent scientist but also be able to collaborate with other team members.

Knowledge of the Polish language enabling conducting teaching courses in Polish, contacts with University administration and everyday life, knowledge about the specificity of work in Academia.

Knowledge of the English language to the extent allowing to conduct classes in this language.

Doctoral degree in biological sciences or related disciplines.

Distinguished academic record documented by publications (at least four experimental publications in an international journal with an IF above 5, including at least two first-author publications).

Experience in conducting research as a contractor of at least one high-budget research project (above PLN 1 million).

Experience in preparing scientific publications and developing scientific projects.

Scientific interests related to protein engineering, biophysical chemistry, cell biology, role of growth factors and their receptors (in particular FGF/FGFR), cell signaling, internalization, protein-protein interactions, apoptosis, cell migration, anti-apoptotic activity, protein translocation and secretion.

Knowledge of molecular biology methods (including cloning, mutagenesis, PCR, RTqPCR, ELISA, WB, IP), recombinant protein overproduction and purification, physico-chemical analysis of proteins (fluorescence, circular dichroism, stability measurement, protein-protein studies), cell biology methods (eukaryotic cell line culture, cell signal transduction, proliferation and apoptosis measurements, cell migration, glucose uptake, flow cytometry), fluorescence microscopy.

Active participation in conferences, workshops, courses and other forms of supporting scientific development.

Motivation to scientific work.

Experience in teaching and supervising doctoral and undergraduate or graduate students.

Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities at the workplace:

Research duties:

Conducting experiments, analysis of data, preparation of reports, participation in scientific group meetings, literature studies, preparation of scientific publications, participation in scientific conferences.

Teaching duties:

Conducting teaching courses in the field of biotechnology, protein engineering, enzymology, supervising students.

Organizational duties :

Participation in scientific meetings, seminars, preparation of scientific publications, active participation in scientific conferences, organization and participation in project promotion activities 

The application for the competition should include:

Curriculum vitae.

Personal  questionnaire  (download Personal questionnaire ).

A photocopy of the diploma of Phd degree.

Statement whether the University of Wroclaw will be the primary place of work in the case of winning the competition (download Workplace Statement ).

Declaration of the discipline in which the candidate will conduct research, and in the case of people conducting research in more than one discipline, the percentage of their involvement in each of these disciplines (download Declaration of scientific discipline ).

Declaration – article 113 the Law on Higher Education and Science (download Declaration – Article 113 ).

Self-presentation (information about scientific, teaching, organizational, and other achievements).

List scientific publications in the last ten years.

Electronic versions of the two most important publications that the candidate considers representative of his or her scientific achievements, or an explanation of the lack of them.

Application for employment addressed to JM Rector including a description of applicant’s scientific interests.

CV should include the following note: I consent, within the meaning of Articles 4 and 7 of RODO, i.e. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Official Journal of the EU L of 4.05.2016, pp. 1-88), to the processing of my personal data by the University of Wroclaw, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wroclaw, for the purpose of recruitment for employment at the University of Wroclaw. I am aware that the consent given may be withdrawn at any time in a manner appropriate to its giving.

All the documents should be send in the electronic form to the following address: [email protected] with the message title: „assistant professor.11.ZBB.WB.AH”.

Additional information

The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.

Selected candidates may be required to undergo an interview by means of electronic communication allowing audio and video transmission.

The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.

The University of Wroclaw reserves the right to cancel the competition.

The University of Wroclaw does not provide housing.

Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process: Information clause for persons participating in the recruitment process – Sekcja Rekrutacji i Rozwoju Pracowników – HR (uwr.edu.pl)

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

POLISH

Level

Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed
PERSONAL-DATA-FORM-FOR-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICANT_eng_7.pdf
English
(464.65 KB – PDF)
Download
Scientific-discipline-declaration-UWr_eng_7.pdf
English
(253.62 KB – PDF)
Download
Workplace-statement-UWr_eng_7.pdf
English
(255.57 KB – PDF)
Download
Declaration – Article 113_4.pdf
English
(208.29 KB – PDF)
Download
Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Wrocław

Country

Poland

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

50-137 Wrocław

Website

https://hr.uwr.edu.pl/en/

Street

pl. Uniwersytecki 1

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED