Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for internationally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center – creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.

Faculty of Biology of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution / Huber lab

Postdoctoral position

full-time (100%)

Many industrially valuable products are made by plants. Cultivating these plants and extracting the compounds is, however, often inefficient, costly and harmful to the environment. An alternative to the exploitation of plants that naturally produce the compounds is synthetic biology, in which the biosynthetic pathway is introduced into an efficient expression system. A newly emerging expression system are duckweeds, aquatic plants that grow extremely rapidly and can be genetically engineered. In this project, we aim to improve the current genetic transformation method in duckweeds to transform this plant into environmentally friendly biofactories.

YOUR TASKS:

• Independent research in the field of synthetic biology in duckweeds
• Establishing a genetic transformation platform in duckweed
• Co-supervision of a PhD-student
• Teaching activities

YOUR PROFILE:

• In addition to the general requirements according to public services law, applicants must meet the recruitment requirements stipulated in § 57 of the Hochschulgesetz of Rhineland-Palatinate.
• a successfully completed academic university degree with a completed doctorate
• Expertise in tissue culture, genetic transformation and molecular biology in plants
• Experience with CRISPR/Cas is advantageous

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:

• Diverse and challenging tasks in a dynamic, interanational research team
• State-of-the-art infrastructure
• Excellent training opportunities and collaboration possibilities in various aspects of research
• Possibility to co-supervise a PhD-student
• Jobticket, optional for the entire Rhine-Main area
• Extensive human resources development offer
• Flexible working time arrangements

The position is paid according to EG 13 TV-L and is to be filled for a limited period of two years at the earliest possible date. The position can probably be extended for one year.
 

JGU is diverse and welcomes qualified applications from people with varied backgrounds.

We aim to increase the number of women in the field of research and teaching and therefore encourage female researchers to apply.

Candidates with severe disabilities and appropriate qualifications will be given priority.

Are you ready for a new challenge and interested in this varied and responsible position? Then submit your complete application [CV, transcripts, contact information of two or three referees, and a motivation letter in one PDF file) no later than July 19th, 2023 preferably via the „Apply now“ button

For questions and further information please contact Prof. Meret Huber by phone 06131/39-30260 or e-mail: meret.huber@uni-mainz.de.

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