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2011 PhD Scholarship in Functional Phosphoproteomics and Nerve Biology, Denmark

The PhD project is part of a larger initiative entitled “Comprehensive functional characterization of signalling pathways in nerve endings”. Specifically the successful applicant will be performing functional studies of phosphorylated proteins involved in signalling in nerve terminals. The PhD scholarship is financed by the Lundbeck foundation and the University of Southern Denmark.
Qualifications:
– Master of Science in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Protein chemistry or other relevant education.
– Applicants with extensive knowledge in protein chemistry, biological mass spectrometry, protein characterization (especially characterization of protein phosphorylation and enrichment strategies for phosphoproteomics), molecular biology and cellular biology will be preferred.
– The successful applicant will in addition have a theoretical and practical experience in performing selected reaction monitoring (SRM) experiments on peptides for relative and absolute quantitative proteomics.
– Excellent skills in English (written and spoken).
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement of 1 October 2008 on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).
The university encourages all persons interested in the position to apply, regardless of their age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
17 March, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD in Bioengineering of Natural Products in Yeast, Denmark

With reference to the project manager, the work of the PhD student will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within the area of engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways of bioactive components in microorganisms. This project will place particular emphasis on, but is not limited to natural products like glucosinolates. The project will include transport engineering to ensure proper compartmentalization.

The appointee should have competence appropriate for research within the following areas:

  • Yeast genetics
  • Mass spectrometry for metabolite profiling
  • Flux analysis
  • Protein characterization and modelling
  • Transport proteins

Qualification requirements:

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

  • Passed Master´s degree in a subject area appropriate to the project described above.
  • The PhD student is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills.

Terms of employment:

The post will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as PhD fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the PhD programme at LIFE when accepted for the post.

Questions:

For further information about the post, please contact Professor Barbara Ann Halkier on tel: (+45) 3533 3342, or email: bah@life.ku.dk

General questions regarding PhD programmes should be directed to Course Administration c/o Special Advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 3533 2056 or Head Clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on PhD programmes is available at http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd.aspx

Applications must be received no later than August 6, 2010.