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UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet
Postdoctoral Fellow in Arctic Terrestrial Microbiology
Tromsø
FULL TIME
August 23, 2024
The position is a fixed term position for a duration of 3 years. Appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is mainly intended to provide qualification for work in top academic positions. It is a prerequisite that the applicant can carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution.
The workplace is at Ui T in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.
The project aims to identify the role of sulfur oxidizing microorganisms associated with terrestrial seasonal ice. This ice forms on top of sub-permafrost groundwater springs during winter, trapping hydrogen sulfide, methane and carbon dioxide bellow a thick ice layer surrounding massive, pressurized aquifers that are oversaturated with these greenhouse gases (GHG). While the aquifers are full of microorganisms, a large proportion of these organisms use sulfur as electron donor, their ecology is overlooked during winter.
The candidate’s objective is to enrich and possibly cultivate the ice associated microbial community to understand their energy and carbon source. The appointed candidate will get access to the new Polar MAGIC labobartory at the Department of Geosciences, Ui T. Polar MAGIC is designed for experimental work on microbial ecosystems at low temperatures (-0.9 – 10 °C) in combination with molecular and analytical tools.
You must submit a project proposal that describes how you scientifically can contribute to described field of research. The proposal must include a progress plan.
- email: dimitri.kalenitchenko@uit.no
- email: matthias.forwick@uit.no
- A doctoral degree in microbiology from a Norwegian university or an equivalent foreign doctoral degree
- Documented experience in environmental microorganisms cultivation in anaerobic conditions
- Experience of working in clean laboratories and using anaerobic bench
- Ability and willingness to work under extreme/harsh (polar) climatic conditions in different seasons
- Bioinformatic or informatic documented skills
- Fluency in English
It is considered an advantage if you have:
- Experience of working with sulfur or methane associated microorganisms
- Terrestrial fieldwork experiences
- Experience of working in a team
- A national and/or international research network that you can refer to
- Publications and/or reports
- Working knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language
During the assessment emphasis will be put on the candidate’s motivation, potential for research, and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for candidates who:
- Have good collaboration skills
- Have good communication and interaction with colleagues and students
- Wants to contribute to a good working environment
- Involvement in an interesting research project
- Good career opportunities
- A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
- Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement
- Pension scheme through the state pension fund
More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility
- Application letter
- Project proposal (max 3 pages)
- CV
- Diplomas and transcripts (all degrees)
- Documentation of English proficiency
- Documentation of proficiency in Norwegian (or a Scandinavian language) if applicable
- Contact information to 2-3 references
- A list of your academic production
- Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
- Academic works, up to ten. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.
All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. We only accept applications and documentation sent via Jobbnorge within the application deadline.
The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may also be held.
The remuneration for Postdoctoral research fellow is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352. A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no.
The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment.
After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.
Our social mission is to provide research-based education of high quality, perform artistic development and carry out research of the highest international quality standards in the entire range from basic to applied. We will convey knowledge about disciplines and contribute to innovation. Our social mission unites Ui T across various studies, research fields and large geographical distances. This demands good cooperation with trade and industry and civil society as well as with international partners. We will strengthen knowledge-based and sustainable development at a regional, national and international level.
We will demonstrate adaptability and seek good and purposeful utilisation of resources, so we are ready to meet the expectations and opportunities of the future. We will strengthen the quality and impact of our disciplines and core tasks through the following three strategic priority areas.
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