Results of the competition:
By means of a conducted competition, the competition committee has recommended the following candidate for the position: Tomasz Pieczonka, PhD.
Description:
Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the approval from the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces opening of the position of Postdoc (Senior Assistant) in the group of researchers in the project “The role of Tmcc2 in the development and maintenance of the inner ear mechanosensory hair cells”, in the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Position in the project: Postdoc (Senior Assistant)
Laboratory: Project of Piotr Kaźmierczak, PhD
Scientific discipline: Life sciences
Keywords: cellular biology, hearing, mouse model
Job type: Employment contract, full-time
Number of job offers: 1
Remuneration amount/month 10 000 PLN gross (6 000 – 7 000 PLN net)
Position starts on: 01.08.2020 or as soon as possible afterwards
Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 8 months (with the possibility of extension up to 10 months)
Institution: Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw
Project leader: Piotr Kaźmierczak, PhD
Project title: The role of Tmcc2 in the development and maintenance of the inner ear mechanosensory hair cells.
Competition type; OPUS 11
Financing institution: NCN
Project description: The goal of our team is to improve the understanding of the molecular basis of hearing. The current project aims at elucidating the role of the TMCC2 protein in the sensory cells that detect sound in the inner ear using a mouse model system.
Key responsibilities include:
Postdoc, who has experience in working with mouse models and polarized epithelial cells will be responsible for several aspects of the project, including hearing measurements in mice, isolation of the inner ear tissue, RNA and protein isolation, immunofluorescent stainings and molecular tests. He/She will analyze the phenotype of knockout mice in cooperation with other members of the team.
Profile of candidates/requirements:
The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions specified in:
– Act of 20 July 2018 Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 85, as amended) and the Statutes of the University of Warsaw;
– Regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Centre of Science for OPUS 11 grant;
Additional requirements:
– PolLASA certificate for persons conducting and planning experiments and experience writing animal protocols
– minimum 5 years of practical, documented experience in independent work with laboratory mice, including experiments that require anesthesia, phenotypic analysis of genetically modified mice and supervision of breeding and crossing of mouse lines
-expert knowledge of molecular biology techniques, RNA and protein isolation, PCR, SDS-PAGE, histology, confocal microscopy -experience in cell line culture
-experience in working with sensory hair cells or other polarized epithelial cells will be a plus
The candidate should hold a PhD degree for no longer than 7 years before the date of signing an employment agreement in the project. The PhD degree should be obtained in a country of the EU, EFTA, OECD or nostrified on the date of employment at the latest.
Enquiries related to the competition may be sent to: p.kazmierczak@cent.uw.edu.pl
Required documents:
1. Cover letter describing Candidate’s motivation
2. Current curriculum vitae (CV)
3. PhD certificate
4. Two letters of recommendation from a scientist who is familiar with the Candidate (submitted directly to email address below)
5. Information on scientific publications, scholarships, prizes and awards, or other relevant documents demonstrating the excellence of Candidate
6. Candidate’s qualifications for the project
7. A list of attended conferences with titles and authors of presentations
8. Signed information on the processing of personal data – the form is available at the University of Warsaw webpage: http://bsp.adm.uw.edu.pl/bsp/druki-i-formularze
9. Declaration confirming that the candidate has read and accepted the rules of conducting competitions, covered in the following documents: Order of the Rector of UW No. 106 Par. 119, 122 of the UW Statutes Resolution No. 443 of 26 June 2019
We offer:
Interesting work in a young team.
Access to state-of-the-art equipment and an opportunity to participate in an innovative project.
Please submit the application documents to: careers@cent.uw.edu.pl, with “CeNT-39-2020” as the email title
Application deadline: 30.07.2020
Date of announcing the results: No sooner than 31.07.2020
Method of notification about the results: e-mail
The competition is the first stage of the recruitment procedure for the position of academic teacher specified in the Statutes of the University of Warsaw, and its positive result is the basis for further proceedings. Following an initial screening of the applications, selected candidates will be contacted by e-mail for further recruitment steps.
Information about the competition is also available on the website of the University of Warsaw.
Deadline: 30/07/2020
Tags: cellular biology, hearing, mouse model
