Researcher in Microbial Chemistry - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in the chemistry field. The department has more than 270 employees and has a turnover of 290 million SEK. At the department's six programs, we conduct very successful research of a high international standard. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has education assignments in engineering programs and master's programs. More information is available on our website.

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Duties
At Microbial Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry - Ångström, your research work will focus on using genetic engineering to develop cyanobacterial strains with new properties such as biosynthesis of renewable chemicals. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms and use CO2 and solar energy as raw material and energy for bioproduction. We use well-proven biochemical and molecular biological methods and in addition we develop new techniques and tools to optimize our strategies for improvement of the metabolism of cyanobacteria. The overarching goal of our research is to contribute to a sustainable societal development by using biotechnology.

As a researcher, your role will be to design and engineer new bioproduction systems from scratch. Your focus will be to accelerate the development of our experimental workflows by developing new synthetic-biology methods and implementing these within our research projects, aiming at producing isobutene and branched-chain amino acids in cyanobacteria. In your daily work you will, in addition to molecular biology and biochemistry, use microbiological techniques such as sterile work and cultivation of cells, bioinformatics for the design of biosynthesis pathways, and analytical chemistry for the identification and quantification of biochemicals.

Requirements
Applicants must have:

• Completed PhD in microbial chemistry, synthetic biology or related fields
• Several years of experience in the development of engineering tools for genetic editing and modification of the metabolism of non-model microorganisms
• Documented experience of supervising students in research projects.
• Very good knowledge of English, spoken and written

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability, such as good collaboration skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department and contribute to its future development.

Additional qualifications
It is desirable that you have experimental experience with CRISPR-CAS systems in cyanobacteria, computer-based modeling of bacterial metabolism and have good knowledge of photosynthetic metabolism.

Application procedure
The application should include a statement of research interest, CV, certificates of exams, degrees, published article or relevant materials, if available. Also, contact information of reference persons should be included.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 10 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2023-11-01. Placement: Uppsala 

For further information about the position, please contact Karin Stensjö, karin.stensjo@kemi.uu.se, +46 (0)704939112.

Please submit your application by September 11, 2023, UFV-PA 2023/3073.

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