Postdoctoral position in biodegradation chemistry

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Update day: 25-04-2024

Location: Lausanne Vaud VD

Category: Pharmaceutical / Chemical / Biotech

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Job type: Temps plein, Temps de travail : 90-100%

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Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

The Department of Fundamental Microbiology offers a postdoctoral position in the chemical analysis of complex media that have been degraded by microbes.

Job information

Expected start date: 01.02.2023
Contract length: 1 year
Activity rate: 100%
Workplace: University of Lausanne

Your responsibilities

The Mitri lab has an open postdoctoral position to develop a pipeline to quantify the degradation products in different complex media, following their degradation by a microbial community. Our lab specializes in designing microbial communities with pre-specified functions. So far, we have focused on broadly defined functions, involving simple chemical tests that are blind to the chemical processes undertaken by the microbes. We would now like to advance beyond this to get a more detailed and quantitative understanding of the substrates being degraded. Two systems are of interest here: first, a bacterial community that can degrade machine oils called “Metal-Working Fluids”, which will be a project carried out in collaboration with Blaser Swisslube, a company in canton Bern that produces these oils; and second, a microbial community capable of degrading a bioplastic polymer developed by the group of Christian Ludwig at EPFL and the Paul Scherer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Aargau. You will be expected to work on both of these projects, which may involve some time spent in Villigen at the PSI and in Rüegsau, Bern at Blaser Swisslube. In sum, we are looking for a highly motivated person to work on an exciting and highly collaborative project that will help reveal the chemical processes that are driven by microbes. If this sounds exciting to you, please do not hesitate to apply !

Your qualifications

  • PhD thesis (or planned defense at time of application)
  • Good publication record (at least one first-author publication in a reputable, international peer-reviewed journal)
  • Curious and open mind with high motivation to excel in science
  • Strong background in chemistry, in particular in chromatography and mass spectrometry
  • Some experience in basic microbiology, such as growing microbial cultures would be a plus
  • Interdisciplinary candidates are encouraged to apply

What the position offers you

We offer a stimulating position in a highly international and interdisciplinary environment. Our lab is located on the University of Lausanne campus, with immediate access to lake and mountains and a rich cultural life. Please visit our website for more information on our group, research interests and publications: http://unil.ch/mitrilab

Contact for further information

Prof. Sara Mitri: sara.mitri@unil.ch

Your application

Application deadline: 31.12.2022
Please include your full application in PDF format (motivation letter, CV, list of publications and the contact details of two referees).
Only applications through this website will be taken into account. We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.
www.unil.ch/egalite
UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus
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Deadline: 09-06-2024

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