Post-doctoral position – Recruitment No 64/2024

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Post-doctoral position – Recruitment No 64/2024

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Offer DescriptionPost-doc position available in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS within National Science Center (NSC) OPUS 21 no. 2021/41/B/NZ7/03786, entitled “Benchmarking Human Tissue Culture Systems that Mimic the Tumor Microenvironment”Leader prof. dr Matthias Nees (Medical University in Lublin)
Researcher responsible for implementation of the project at IPC PAS: dr Marcin TabakaWe seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. The position is part of the consortium project entitled “Benchmarking Human Tissue Culture Systems that Mimic the Tumor Microenvironment”, financed by the NCN (National Science Centre). The consortium provides an international and interdisciplinary research environment with close links to tissue engineering, 3D cancer model systems, microfluidics, single-cell sequencing, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. The project involves transcriptomic profiling of Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas (HNSCC) using in-house state-of-the-art microfluidic highthroughput single-cell sequencing methods. The consortium will analyze primary tumor tissues and in vitro model systems such as patient-derived organoids (PDO) and patient-derived explants (PDE).Details about the project:About the group: The Computational Genomics Group at IPC PAS is led by dr Marcin Tabaka (co-PI in the OPUS project) and leverages experimental and computational approaches in high-throughput single-cell transcriptome and epigenome profiling to address fundamental questions in biomedical research ( ).Where to apply E-mailrekrutacja@ichf.edu.plRequirementsResearch Field Biological sciences » Biology Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Chemistry » Biochemistry Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Technology » Biotechnology Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/Qualifications

• Design, execute, analyze, and interpret experiments including high-throughput single-cell RNA-seq profiling;

• Assess quality controls of NGS data generated in the project;

• Cooperate with the partners at Medical University of Lublin (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and University of Warsaw (Department of Biology);

• Participation in the research project and attendance at team meetings to share results;

• Prepare and write scientific papers for leading journals.

Specific RequirementsPhD degree in Biotechnology, Biology, Biomedicine, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or related quantitative discipline obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. Extension might apply according to National Science Centre, Poland, rules).

• Additionally, the candidate for the postdoctoral position must meet the following condition:
• they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation.
• their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree
• Solid knowledge and familiarity with techniques in genomics. Hands-on experience in single-cell profiling methods is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing
• Knowledge of bioinformatics tools for analysis of genomics datasets

Very good command of spoken and written English is requiredLanguages ENGLISH Level ExcellentResearch Field Biological sciences » BiologyChemistry » BiochemistryTechnology » Biotechnology Years of Research Experience 4 – 10Additional InformationBenefitsWe offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 8270 PLN grossper month financed from the NCN OPUS 21 no. 2021/41/B/NZ7/03786, entitled “Benchmarking Human Tissue Culture Systems that Mimic the Tumor Microenvironment”100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 6 months with a possible extension.The job in the exciting interdisciplinary project, realized in a collaboration with Prof. Matthias Nees, dr Adolfo Rivero-Muller from the Medical University of Lublin and dr Tomasz Kaminski from University of Warsaw. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for short scientific visits in the group of our collaborators in UMLub and UW, as well as participation in seminars and international conferences.The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young Scientists competition and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition.Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.Eligibility criteriaThe successful candidate for the postdoctoral position shall, for the full term of their employment within the project, be obligated to maintain compliance with the following conditions:

• their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree;
• at the time of receiving remuneration, they will not be receiving any other remuneration paid from the funds granted to research projects under NCN calls under the heading of direct costs
• they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation;
• in the period of receiving the remuneration they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland

A post-doc type post is a full-time post, scheduled by the project’s principal investigator for a person who has been conferred a PhD degree in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project (for researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date). This period may be extended by a time of long-term (in excess of 90 days) documented sick leaves or rehabilitation leaves granted on account of being unfit to work. In addition, the period may be extended by the number of months of a child care leave granted pursuant to the Labour Code and in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.Selection processThe Commission will take into account the following criteria and evaluate applications on a point scale:

• Competence for specific tasks in a research project;
• Previous scientific achievements (publication record);
• References;
• Candidate’s own initiative in research projects

Required documents :

• scientific curriculum vitae, including a list of scientific achievements (scholarships, publications, patents, conference presentations, etc.);
• motivation letter;
• minimum one recommendation letter;
• a scan of the PhD diploma or other document confirming PhD degree

The application deadline is on the4.12.2024 , 12:00 noonApplications should be sent to . IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no 64/2024 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)

• Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview . We reserve the right to contact and reply to only selected candidates.

• The position will be offered to the person with the highest evaluation by the Recruitment Committee.

• The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on the 20.12.2024.

• Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the OPUS 21

and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS .

• The incomplete applications will not be considered

• The results of the competition are made public.

• Candidates who have been issued a negative opinion by the Competition Committee or candidates not selected for employment have the right to appeal against the results of the evaluation. The appeal shall be lodged with the Director of the Institute within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appropriate information. The decision of the Director of the Institute shall be final.

Appeals should be sent to the following email address: .

• If the top candidate does not sign the contract due to the resignation, we reserve the right to choose the next candidate from the ranking list

Additional commentsBy submitting the application you consent to the processing of your personal data in the recruitment process.The controller of your personal data is the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences with its registered office in Warsaw, NIP: 5250008755 (the “Institute”). The Institute will process your data for the purpose of carrying out scientific and research activities, providing services and contact with the Institute, on the basis of a contract (in connection with the performance of the contract or in order to take action on your request before the contract is concluded – Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b) of GDPR), the legitimate interest of the Institute (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter f) of the GDPR) and legal provisions (Article 6, paragraph 1, letter c) of the GDPR) – depending on the circumstances.You have the right to: request access to your data, receive a copy of it; rectify (correct) it; delete it; limit its processing; transfer it; lodge a complaint to the supervisory body; withdraw your consent for processing at any time (withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to its withdrawal) or to lodge an objection to data processing. More information is available on the Institute’s website.Procedure for Reporting Internal Violations of the Law and Subsequent Actions together with Protection of Whistleblowers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the PAS with its registered address in WarsawWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Country Poland City Warsaw Postal Code 01-224 Street Kasprzaka 44/52 GeofieldContact CityWarsaw WebsiteStreetWarsaw, Kasprzaka 44/52 Postal CodePL-01-224 E-Mailmtabaka@ichf.edu.pl Mobile Phone+48 609 877 462STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:38:43 GMT

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