Postdoctoral Position Available in the De Smet Lab
VIB
Ghent, Belgium
Job description
The De Smet lab is looking to recruit 1 highly-motivated postdoctoral researcher, who will be involved in elucidating the underlying signalling mechanisms that play a role in regulating plant growth under a changing climate, especially high temperature. The postdoctoral research will explore the regulation of protein phosphorylation and stability, mainly in wheat, to reveal novel modes of action. The successful candidate will use a multidisciplinary approach, combining biochemistry (mass spectrometry-based approaches and others), cell biology (confocal microscopy), plant genetics (generating mutants and/or transgenic lines) and plant phenotyping (thermotolerance, stomatal movement, etc). Overall, the project will contribute to our understanding of how an environmental signal (temperature) is perceived by the plant and converted into developmental and physiological responses.
Profile
Essential
- You have an international PhD in (plant) molecular biology or biochemistry with max. 4 years of postdoc experience
- You are an expert in molecular biology, biochemistry and/or (plant) biotechnology
- You have guided (master/PhD) students and/or technicians
- You can take initiative, function well in a team, and have a hands-on mentality, perseverance and critical mindset
- You are proficient in the use of the English language for both oral and written communication
Desirable but not required
- Experience with proteomics, interactomics and/or confocal microscopy
- Experience with kinases and/or E3 ligases
- Experience with a crop, ideally wheat, will be to your benefit
- A publication record in peer-reviewed journals in the field of ‘animal and plant sciences’ is an asset
- You are eligible for Marie Curie and/or EMBO postdoctoral fellowship applications
Key personal characteristics
- You have a strong sense of responsibility, maintaining a clean working environment
- You can accurately compile and document experiments (using an ELN)
- You have a no-nonsense can-do attitude
- You build team interactions quickly
- You feel great in a fun team and add to that spirit
- You communicate clearly, candidly, and respectfully
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