Opportunity: 1 Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) in the field of livestock microbiome research
Closing Date: 15th December 2024
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
The group of Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert (Functional Microbiology of Livestock) at the Institute of Animal Science and the Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research is offering 1 Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) in the field of livestock microbiome research.
We are looking for young investigators motivated to build up their own carrier in a progressing academic environment. Hohenheim is one of the leading University in Agricultural Science and the pioneer in Microbiome Research of Livestock in Germany (https://holmir.unihohenheim.de/). This academic qualification position offers the opportunity to develop your own research profile in the field of microbiome-animal research in animal husbandry, with a particular interest in ruminants being an advantage. Teaching (German and English) is mandatory (4h/week) for Bachelor and Master degrees within the faculty of Agricultural Science. The candidate should have experience in microbiome research including sample handling in the lab and data analyses of multi-omics datasets, preferably (meta-)proteomics and metabolomics.
Candidates should have a PhD in life science. Excellent communication and team skills are essential.
The place of work is at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Salary will be according to the appropriate civil service level EG 13 TV-L (100%). Funding is available for 36 months. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply for increase their share in science and research. Physically handicapped persons will be favoured if they are equally qualified.
Starting date: 01. January 2025 or later.
The Seifert lab is currently hosting one PostDoc, four PhD students and one technician studying microbiome-host interactions in livestock. www.livestock-functional-microbiology.uni-hohenheim.de
Please send your complete application documents including a motivation letter with a brief description of your research strategy or idea, CV, list of publications and copy of certificates in one pdf file to [email protected].
Deadline 15th December 2024.