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| PostDoc Fellowship in Exolife Science | Closing date: 2022-06-15
Contact: Professor Anders Priemé |
| We advertise the opening of a postdoctoral position under the interdisciplinary project 'Effects of bacteria on atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and exoplanets' supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and which involves research groups at University of Copenhagen from the Niels Bohr Institute, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biology. | | ▸ more | We advertise the opening of a postdoctoral position under the interdisciplinary project 'Effects of bacteria on atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and exoplanets' supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and which involves research groups at University of Copenhagen from the Niels Bohr Institute, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biology.
Start of the fellowship is September 1, 2022, or soon thereafter.
The candidate will be based at the Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, and will work in a team of post docs and PhD students at the Centre for ExoLife Sciences (CELS) with the common goal of deepening our understanding of how microbial life interact with its surroundings in terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments and how microorganisms affect the atmospheres of Earth and other planets, including the effects of microorganisms on cloud formation and properties.
For more information, please, see https://cels.nbi.ku.dk/english/
The main goal of the post doc project is to manipulate the genomes of selected bacterial, archaeal and fungal isolates from e.g. cold and/or dry environments in order to enhance their abilities to survive and/or sustain activity under extreme environmental conditions, e.g. simulated Martian conditions and simulated Earth or extra-terrestrial atmospheres and clouds. The genomic manipulations will include microbial taxa where stable genomic constructs often prove challenging to establish, e.g. cyanobacteria. Using genetic and physiological characterization of the main isolates the candidate will also establish the genetic and physiological background for microbial adaptations to the main environmental challenges relating to life on other planets and in atmospheres. The successful candidate will benefit from the synergy of microbiological and chemical laboratory experimentation in combination with basic understanding and advanced modelling of the physics of cloud formation and extra-terrestrial environmental conditions.
We look for a candidate in biology, biochemistry or related fields with experience in genomic manipulation of prokaryotes, fungi and/or algae using CRISPR-Cas, CRAGE or similar techniques. It will be an advantage to have experience from genomic and/or physiological characterization of prokaryotes, fungi or algae. Also, we look for a candidate who will engage in interdisciplinary research and will prioritize synergistic interactions with the other scientific fields within CELS.
The successful candidate will join a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, will co-supervise PhD students, and will attend international conferences. In addition, it will be possible to spend time at a collaborating institution abroad.
Principal supervisor: Professor Anders Priemé, Department of Biology, email: aprieme @ bio.ku.dk.
Co-supervisor: Associate professor Jan O. M. Härter, Niels Bohr Institute, email: haerter @ nbi.ku.dk.
Further information about this position and about how to apply can be found on the University of Copenhagen job portal: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=155908
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