Offer No.: 4907
Institution: Institute of Advanced Studies
City: Toruń
Position: assistant (lecturer) - research staff
Discipline: The Field of Exact and Natural Sciences - Biological Sciences
Posted: 2026-05-20
Expires: 2026-06-21
Keywords: NGS, marker sequence amplicons, microbial ecology, R language, bioinformatics, molecular biology
Description (field, expectations, comments):
The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions set out in Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 - Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668) and the following qualification criteria:
- MSc in biology, biotechnology or similar field
- experience in analysis of reads coming from sequencing of amplicon libraries, e.g. 16S rRNA gene fragments or ITS sequences
- experience in the use of molecular biology techniques, particularly DNA/RNA isolation, reverse transcription, and PCR; programming in R (ability to analyze sequencing results: denoising, chimera removal, data preparation for ecological analyses and conducting the analyses in reproducible manner)
- practical laboratory work
- knowledge of marine biology
- independence in preparing publications for English-language scientific journals, international conference presentations
- independence in conducting experimental research and perfect organization of daily work
- scientific achievements documented by publications in renowned international journals and active participation in scientific conferences
- laboratory experience acquired in other research units
- computer skills, including the Linux operating system
Responsibilities will include isolating DNA and RNA from environmental samples, preparing amplicon libraries of marker sequences, analyzing sequencing results, and preparing scientific publications and conference presentations
Required documents:
- Cover letter
- Personal questionnaire for the person applying for employment (download here)
- Professional curriculum vitae
- Copy of higher education diploma
- Information about scientific, didactic and organizational achievements (abstract comprising candidate's most important areas of research, and scientific, educational, and other achievements)
- List of publications (including the publishing house/journal, year of publication, and page number)
- Declaration of consent to the processing of personal data contained in the job offer for the needs of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of The Council od 27 April 2016 (L119/1) (download here)
- Declaration under art. 113 ust. 1 ustawy Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym (o niekaralności) (Art. Paragraph 113 (1) of the Higher Education Act (of no criminal record)) (download here)
- Declaration that Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will be my primary employer once I have won the contest (download here)
Additional information: Documents must be submitted electronically. Selection of the candidates will be based on evaluation of submitted documentation and on the interview with selected candidates. The Competition Commission reserves the right to notify only the selected candidate of its decision. The university does not provide accommodation.
Please be informed that the person selected through the competition will be obliged to submit a certificate from the National Criminal Register with regard to offences specified in Chapters 19 and 25 of the Penal Code (including offences against sexual freedom and morality), in Article 189a and Article 207 of the Penal Code and in the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction of 29 July 2005 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1939 and of 2022, item 2600), or for the corresponding offences defined in foreign law. The obligation to verify applies to a person whose tasks will be related to the protected activity referred to in Article 21. of the Act of 13 May 2016 on counteracting the threat of sexual offences and the protection of minors (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 560).
Pursuant to art. 24 paragraph 6 of the Act of June 14, 2024 on the protection of whistleblowers (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928), information on the internal reporting procedure at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is available at: https://www.umk.pl/en/contact/internal-reporting/
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