BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
We offer a PhD fellowship at the Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Denmark. The PhD project is part of the Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites, CeMiSt and will be executed at the NMR Center DTU under the supervision of Charlotte Held Gotfredsen.
CeMiSt is a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (DG). The Center started 1st of January 2018 and has just received a four-year extension of the funding until 2028. The Center is based at the Technical University of Denmark and hosted by Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering). The purpose of CeMiSt is to unravel the biological role of microbial secondary metabolites in natural microbiological communities Three DTU departments and 10 senior faculty participate in the Center and >15 PhD students and postdocs. The Center is led by Professor Lone Gram.
We are seeking a candidate to study microbial secondary metabolite profiles using NMR spectroscopy as the main analytical technology. The objective is to track secondary metabolite metabolism using isotope labeling and a multitude of NMR techniques. It will include NMR methodology developments and screening. You will be involved in a fun, highly interdisciplinary PhD project on microbial natural products. You will engage with many other scientists within CeMiSt, which is a very productive scientific environment with strong international connections and be part of the NMR Center DTU.
The project will contribute to our understanding of the role and occurrence of secondary metabolites in microbial interactions. You will explore the diversity of secondary metabolite profiles and their dependence on the microbial community assembly from which they are obtained. The project will include method developments on isotope labeling and NMR spectroscopic methods. The insight from metabonomic profile studies will be correlated with orthogonal genomic data and knowledge on impact from other modality studies within CeMiSt.
Qualifications
Applicants should hold a Master of Science degree in Chemistry or a master’s degree that provides a strong basis for analytical organic chemistry.
Moreover, the candidate should have:
- Prior experience with NMR spectroscopy in structure elucidation and method development
- Experience in metabonomics and working with microbes would be an advantage
- Prior experience with analytical chemistry workflows
- Proficiency in English and communication skills
- Desire to be a part of an interdisciplinary environment
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education
.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation, and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here http://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/working-at-dtu/career-paths.
Further information
Further questions about the project should be directed to Associate Professors Charlotte Held Gotfredsen (chg@kemi.dtu.dk
) or CeMiSt Center leader, Professor Lone Gram (gram@bio.dtu.dk
).
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark . Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar ” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 20 November 2023 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of a grading scale
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites aims to establish what effect microbial secondary metabolites have on other microorganisms in their natural environment. We have traditionally perceived them as ‘competition substances’, but in natural environments, they are rarely produced in quantities of antibiotic effect. The Center’s hypothesis is that the secondary metabolites constitute a network of signal molecules that directly affect gene expression, behaviour, and metabolism of the microorganisms and thus play a decisive role in the composition and function of microbiological societies. We will explore this in an interdisciplinary collaboration with the use of sequence-based, analytical-chemical, molecular, bioinformatic, and classic microbiological methods.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programs, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Anker Engelunds Vej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 20-11-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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