Wageningen, (Gelderland), 38 hours per week
Job description
Current application of bacteria is hindered by the lack of knowledge on the effects of stresses on cellular activity, most importantly abiotic stresses prevailing on site (e.g., desiccation or nutrient starvation), and stresses as a result of pollution itself (e.g., toxicity). You will perform research in the area of functional genomics of microbial biodegradation and stress response, and participate in education within the Laboratory of Microbiology. The research will be executed as part of a large EC project within the seventh framework programme entitled BACSIN (Bacterial Abiotic Cellular Stress and Survival Improvement Network) in which 16 partners from 8 European countries are involved. You will investigate genome-wide catabolic and stress expression in anaerobic bacteria that are important for the bioremediation of halogenated pollutants in anoxic environments, such as sediments and groundwater. These bacteria grow by anaerobic respiration, using the halogenated pollutants, e.g. tetrachloroethene, as terminal electron acceptor. Basically, these organisms clean up the the environment by breathing toxic pollutants. In your research, you will expose anaerobic dehalogenating bacteria to different stresses, and analyze their response by functional genomics approaches, including DNA-microarray-based transcriptomics as well as proteomics. In addition, you will construct reporter strains that can indicate catabolic function and stress response in microcosm studies. Key cellular factors and regulatory networks determining the interplay between stress-survival and pollutant catabolism will be unveiled, and predictive models for cell behaviour will be produced in collaboration with the researchers at the VU University Amsterdam.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
University Graduate
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1,5 2,5 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
You will be appointed initially for a fulltime position for 18 months at the Laboratory of Microbiology at Wageningen University. It is anticipated that the appointment will be extended to 4 years. Gross maximum salary per month €2000 in the first year, growing to €2558 in the fourth year based on full-time employment.
Hay-profile: Promovendus (PhD student).
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
dr. Hauke Smidt
Telephone number: 31 317 483102
E-mail address: hauke.smidt@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 18-04-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.046.
Job description
Current application of bacteria is hindered by the lack of knowledge on the effects of stresses on cellular activity, most importantly abiotic stresses prevailing on site (e.g., desiccation or nutrient starvation), and stresses as a result of pollution itself (e.g., toxicity). You will perform research in the area of functional genomics of microbial biodegradation and stress response, and participate in education within the Laboratory of Microbiology. The research will be executed as part of a large EC project within the seventh framework programme entitled BACSIN (Bacterial Abiotic Cellular Stress and Survival Improvement Network) in which 16 partners from 8 European countries are involved. You will investigate genome-wide catabolic and stress expression in anaerobic bacteria that are important for the bioremediation of halogenated pollutants in anoxic environments, such as sediments and groundwater. These bacteria grow by anaerobic respiration, using the halogenated pollutants, e.g. tetrachloroethene, as terminal electron acceptor. Basically, these organisms clean up the the environment by breathing toxic pollutants. In your research, you will expose anaerobic dehalogenating bacteria to different stresses, and analyze their response by functional genomics approaches, including DNA-microarray-based transcriptomics as well as proteomics. In addition, you will construct reporter strains that can indicate catabolic function and stress response in microcosm studies. Key cellular factors and regulatory networks determining the interplay between stress-survival and pollutant catabolism will be unveiled, and predictive models for cell behaviour will be produced in collaboration with the researchers at the VU University Amsterdam.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
University Graduate
- You have an MSc degree in microbiology/molecular biology or a related field
- You are a team-player, and have good communicative and collaborative skills (also in English)
- You are willing to participate in education at Wageningen University
- You are eager to participate in the WIMEK/SENSE Ph.D. program
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1,5 2,5 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
You will be appointed initially for a fulltime position for 18 months at the Laboratory of Microbiology at Wageningen University. It is anticipated that the appointment will be extended to 4 years. Gross maximum salary per month €2000 in the first year, growing to €2558 in the fourth year based on full-time employment.
Hay-profile: Promovendus (PhD student).
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
dr. Hauke Smidt
Telephone number: 31 317 483102
E-mail address: hauke.smidt@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 18-04-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.046.
