A PhD position in Molecular Infection Biology and Microbiology (Small regulatory RNAs, CRISPR, protein quality control in the Gram-positive pathogenic flesh-eating bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes) is available now at the MIMS (Umea University, EMBL affiliation) in the group of Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier (http://www.mims.umu.se/en/groups/emmanuelle-charpentier.html).
Project description
The proposed project is embedded into three current topics of the laboratory: small regulatory RNAs, CRISPR and protein quality control in the Gram-positive pathogenic flesh-eating bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes but also Listeria monocytogenes. For more details, please contact Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier: emmanuelle.charpentier@mims.umu.se.
Position description
The position is available starting fall 2011 for a maximum period of 5 years. The successful candidate will participate in activities provided by the Umeå Centre for Microbial Research at Umeå University (http://www.ucmr.umu.se) and the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, thus providing interaction with researchers from different research fields and access to various scientific and technical expertise.
Location
Our new lab in Sweden belongs to the MIMS (The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) within the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine). MIMS constitutes the Swedish node within the Nordic partnership for Molecular Medicine that is formed together with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Finland and Norway nodes. MIMS is established within the Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR) at Umeå University. The groups of the MIMS work in modern laboratories with well-equipped common facilities and platforms in a creative, inspiring and highly interactive environment.
More information:
MIMS: http://www.mims.umu.se/
The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine (Nordic Nodes for Molecular Medicine):
http://www.embl.de/research/partnerships/remote/nordic/index.html
UCMR: http://www.ucmr.umu.se/
Application
Highly qualified and motivated students from all over the world are invited to apply. Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving within the next months a University degree equivalent to a European University Master degree. Applicants should have a high interest in the field of molecular infection biology and be willing to take on a scientific and technical challenge. Prior hands-on experience in molecular biology and microbiology and excellent English skills are highly desirable.
Applicants should send a cover letter with a brief statement of research experience and interests, a CV and three letters of reference (or the names of three referees) to Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier (emmanuelle.charpentier@mims.umu.se), latest by September 30, 2011.