University Assistant postdoctoral

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Your personal sphere of play:

The Division of Microbial Ecology (DoME) at the Centre of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science is a creative and ambitious team that conducts internationally leading research in the field of microbial ecology.
We are searching for a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in bioinformatic analyses relevant to the study of virus ecology and evolution.

Duration of employment: 3 years

Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week

Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade. 

Your future tasks:

As Postdoctoral Researcher, the candidate will contribute to human microbiome focused research at DoME. More specifically, the candidate will analyse the virome effects of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in a two-step process. First, we will analyse virome dynamics of publicly available sequencing data associated with FMT. Second, we will analyse an existing specimen collection of irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis patients to perform an in depth characterisation of the virome of the donor and the recipient before and after FMT. By combining these two approaches we aim to detect and quantify viruses and virus-like entities, link changes in the virome to disease, to eventually determine whether the virome allows for predictions for the clinical outcome of FMT. As the safety of FMT is an open discussion, we will also put a focus on the transmission of viruses that can potentially be harmful for the recipient.
 
The successful applicant will work in close collaboration with different research groups within the The Cluster of Excellence 'Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health' (https://cemess.univie.ac.at/research/coe-microbiomes-drive-planetary-health/).
 

This is part of your personality: 

• Successful candidates must have a doctoral degree in molecular-/microbiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics or a related discipline.
• Essential: previous experience in bioinformatic analyses of microbiome data, high ability to express yourself both orally and in writing, good organizational skills, ability to work independently but also in a large team, good command of English. 
• Preferred but not essential: previous experience with bioinformatics of viruses, long-read sequencing, working with patient data, nucleic acid extractions, and sample preparation for targeted metagenomic sequencing. 
   

What we offer:

Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).

Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.

Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.

Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.

Fixed-term contract and fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 4,932,90 (14 times a year)  increases if we can credit professional experience.

Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply:

We are looking forward to receiving your application

• with a cover letter that describes the motivation for the application 
• a scientific CV (including a full list of publications)
• contact information for at least two academic references
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