PhD and Postdoc Funded Positions in Plant Molecular Biology; How Viruses Influence Seed Biology in Poland

 PhD and Postdoc Funded Positions in Plant Molecular Biology; How Viruses Influence Seed Biology in Poland

PhD and Postdoc Funded Positions in Plant Molecular Biology in SWIEZEWSKI LAB; Laboratory of Seed Molecular Biology Seed dormancy control in plants. Seed dormancy is an ability of plants not to germinate even though the conditions are favourable. This allows seeds to ignore short episodes of favourable condition that would not last long enough to support whole plant life cycle.

Seed dormancy is therefore subject to strong selection and in Arabidopsis thaliana, Delay of Germination 1 (DOG1) gene has been selected by nature to align the dormancy strength with local conditions. We study different aspects of DOG1 regulation including regulation by a non-protein coding transcript.

We are looking for One postdoc and one PhD student. Postdoc position available immediately; Please not that PhD student is expected to start in October 2024. Both PhD and Postdoc will work on molecular biology in the context of virus induced seed dormancy defects. Candidates will use advanced molecular biology methods to analyze how viruses influence seed biology with a focus on DOG1 expression regulation.

Requirements:

1. Interest in Plant Molecular Biology.
2. Experience in laboratory work.
3. Strong publication record
4. Ability to communicate in English.

For Postdoctoral position we additionally requier:

1. PhD degree (or equivalent) in one of life sciences disciplines, obtained less then 7 years before employment, subject to maternity and medical extension.
2. Candidates who would defend their PhD thesis shortly after the application deadline, maybe eligible to apply.
3. Outstanding publication record.
4. Experience in working with plants and/or in RNA/chromatin field is highly desired

Required documents:

1. CV,
2. Short motivation letter
3. Two reference letters and/or contact information to a previous scientific supervisor.

additionally for PhD students:

1. Short description of thesis or any other scientific project carried out by an applicant (in English),
2. A record of all undergraduate courses completed or nearly completed, with grades.

additionally for Postdocs:

1. Please include in the CV list of publication with a short description of your contribution/importance of each paper.
2. Copy of PhD diploma (or equivalent)

Funding:

• PhD students 5000 scholarship not subject to tax
• Postdoc 8900/month brutto subject to income tax.

How to apply; Collect all required documents (see above) and send it by e-mail to team.swiezewski@gmail.com. Should you have any questions, or would like to learn more about the projects,please contact us by e-mail (szymon.swiezewski@gmail.com) or visit us at IBB, after arranging an appointment.

Deadline for application 15.03.2024

Please include the following statement in your application: I hereby give my consent for the processing of my personal data by the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS with its seat in Warsaw Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 hereinafter referred to as the Institute for the purpose of the recruitment process and for future recruitment processes conducted by the Institute under Art. 23 ust 1 pkt 1 of the Personal Data Protection Act dated on 29 August 1997, consolidated text:

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If you like additional information pleased read our recent work on DOG1 regulation described here; https://swiezewskilab.pl/index.php/research