Job Description
PhD position in protein bioinformatics
There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in protein bioinformatics at the Department of chemistry. The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching at the Department). The position is funded by the University of Bergen.
The PhD-project will be connected to the research group of Prof. Nathalie Reuter at the Department of Chemistry and the Computational Biology Unit. The position is affiliated to theproject Life at the periphery: the workings of proteins at the surface of cell and organelle membranes financed by The Research Council of Norway. The project is a collaboration with the groups of Prof.Anne-Claude Gavin (U.Geneva, Switzerland) and Dr.Sergei Grudinin (U.Grenoble & CNRS, France).
About the project/work tasks
The goal of the project is to investigate sequence and structural patterns explaining the lipid selectivity of lipid transfer proteins. The project will exploit the wealth of available protein sequence and structure data through analysis using structural bioinformatics and molecular modeling tools, as well as building on and further developing the datasets and codes from the PePrMInt project (Cf https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010346).
Qualifications and personal qualities:
- Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent education in computational chemistry or computational biology. Master students can apply provided they complete their final master exam before 31.07.2025. It is a condition of employment that the master’s degree has been awarded.
- Experience from protein bioinformatics is a requirement
- Good programming skills are a requirement
- Experience with data analysis and machine learning models is an advantage
- Experience from molecular modelling or molecular dynamics simulations is an advantage
- Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good collaborative skills.
- Applicants must have good written and oral English skills.
Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.
Special requirements for the position
The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications
About the PhD position
About the PhD Research Fellow position
The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for a 4th year contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the Head of department upon appointment. If a 4th year is granted, one year of career-promoting work associated with teaching, dissemination or research infrastructure/services, will be distributed over the full employment period and thus corresponding to 25 per cent of the time each year.
The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a qualifying post (e.g. research fellow, research assistant).
About the research training
As a PhD Research Fellow, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 3 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology is 2 months after you start your position or after the start of the research project that will lead to the PhD degree. It is a condition that you satisfy the enrolment requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.
We can offer:
- a good and professionally stimulating working environment.
- salary as PhD research fellow (code 1017) in the state salary scale. This constitutes a gross annual salary of NOK 568 700. Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position.
- enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
- good welfare benefits
Your application must include
- a brief account of the applicant’s research interests and motivation for applying for the position
- the names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor for the master’s thesis or equivalent thesis
- CV
- transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. If you have not yet completed your master’s degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming the expected date of award of your master’s degree. Your master’s degree must be documented with transcripts and/or diploma before starting in the position.)
- relevant certificates/references
- approved documentation of proficiency in English (if required, cf. English language requirements for PhD admission)
- a list of any works of a scientific nature (publication list with links)
The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge
General information
For further details about the position, please contact Professor Nathalie Reuter (nathalie.reuter@uib.no), Department of Chemistry, UiB.
For HR-related questions contact adviser Anna Folgerø (anna.folgero@uib.no), UiB
Diversity is a strength that enables us to solve our tasks even better. UiB therefore needs qualified employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, worldview, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and age.
The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.
Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.
The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at all times.
We encourage applicants with disabilities, immigrant backgrounds, or gaps in their CV to apply. By indicating such circumstances in your application, you may receive favourable consideration. We ensure that at least one qualified applicant from each of these groups is invited for an interview as part of our commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunity.
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