Assistant professor in the Physiology and Toxicology Team

Position: Assistant professor in the Physiology and Toxicology Team

Hours of employment: full time

Expectations:

  • focusing on the implementation of research interests,
  • applying for scientific and research projects and preparing publications for printing in scientific journals from the Philadelphia list,
  • developing methodological skills in 3D cultures, molecular biology and transcriptomics analyses ,
  • motivation for scientific work,
  • communication skills and good work organization,
  • ability to work individually and in a team.

Candidate qualification requirements:

  • PhD degree in agricultural, biological, veterinary or related sciences,
  • Knowledge of animal physiology and cell biology, reproductive biology, molecular biology,
  • First author of at least 3 scientific publications from the Philadelphia list
  • Experience in presenting results at scientific conferences
  • Foreign internship, e.g. post doc – minimum 1 year,
  • Participation in research projects financed from external funds,
  • Experience in: conducting cell cultures of primary cells and cell lines; molecular biology techniques; microscopic techniques, including cell survival analyses; ELISA and statistical analyses. Knowledge of transcriptomic and proteomic analyzes will be an additional advantage.
  • Fluent knowledge of English in speech and writing,
  • practical ability to drive a passenger car (category B driving license)
  • courses, training and practical skills related to working with animals and in the laboratory will be an additional advantage,
  • references regarding experience in scientific and research work will be an additional advantage.

Working conditions:

Place of work: Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Physiology and Toxicology Group

There is a possibility of additional employment in external projects.

Outlook:

  • working in a well-coordinated team, in a supportive atmosphere,
  • work focused on achieving ambitious results,
  • scientific work without the need to conduct classes with students,
  • technical, administrative and organizational support,
  • opportunity to engage in science popularization activities,
  • motivation in the form of participation in scientific conferences , courses and scientific training

Required documents:

  • copy of the doctoral degree diploma,
  • letter of motivation,
  • scientific CV with a list of publications, conferences and other achievements,
  • a reference letter certifying your skills,

Other documents that, according to the Candidate, are important when considering his/her candidacy.

Entries for the competition should be sent to the following e-mail address: j.papurzynska@pan.olsztyn.pl or to the following address:

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Human Resources Department
street Tuwima 10,
10-748 Olsztyn

The deadline for submitting documents is May 12. 2024 at 12.00.

In your CV, please include a clause of consent to our processing of personal data in the recruitment process:

„I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the application documents by the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn with its registered office at 10-748 Olsztyn ul. Tuwima 10, in order to carry out the recruitment process and publish the full competition results on the Institute’s website.

Information clause:

  1. The administrator of personal data processed as part of the recruitment process is the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn with its registered office at 10-748 Olsztyn ul. Tuwima 10, tel. 89 523 46 86, e-mail: institute@pan.olsztyn.pl .
  2. Contact with the personal data protection officer is possible at the above-mentioned address.
  3. The provided personal data will be processed for the purpose of implementing the current recruitment process and stored until its completion based on the consent given (in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR).
  4. The data subject has the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
  5. The data subject has the right to access his or her personal data, request its rectification or deletion. Submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resigning from participation in the recruitment process. In addition, she has the right to request restriction of processing in the cases specified in Art. 18 GDPR.
  6. The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office regarding unlawful processing of his or her personal data. This body will be competent to consider the complaint, however, the right to lodge a complaint only concerns the lawfulness of the processing of personal data and does not concern the recruitment process.
  7. The data provided will not be subject to profiling or made available to entities or third countries. The recipients of the data may be institutions authorized by law.

Providing the data contained in the recruitment documents is not obligatory, but it is a necessary condition for participating in the recruitment process.

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Post-doc in Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology

Director of the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Science in Olsztyn announces an open call for the position:

Post-doc in Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology

within the realization of the project financed by the National Science Centre, Reg. No: 2018/29/B/NZ9/00391, entitled: “Biological study and mathematical modeling to describe and predict new processes controlling the development, function and atresia of ovarian follicles in cows” led by prof. Dariusz Jan Skarżyński.

Scientific research and other tasks in which the Candidate would participate:

  • research related to: (1) investigation of the effects and mechanisms of growth factors on follicular growth, steroidogenesis, maturation and ovulation in cattle; and (2) developing mathematical models that will describe mechanisms controlling above functions of bovine follicles,
  • execution of experiments,
  • participation in in vitro experiments (cell separation and culture),
  • participation in molecular biology analysis,
  • perform data analysis and presentation, create high quality figures,
  • collaborate with mathematicians, biologists and veterinarians,
  • draft manuscripts for publication, present/publish the results in scientific conferences.

Candidate qualification requirements:

  • Ph.D. in biology or biotechnology, animal sciences, mathematical biology or bio-informatics,
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: reproductive biology, cell physiology, hormonal regulation, mechanisms of cytokine and growth factor action,
  • First authorship of at least 5 scientific publications,
  • At least one international internship (minimum 1 month),
  • Participation in externally funded research projects (executor of at least 2 projects),
  • Laboratory experience: in cell culture, ELISA, molecular biology techniques,
  • Fluency in English in speaking and writing,
  • Good writing and presentation skills of scientific papers and work, oral and written communication skills: English essential, Polish desirable.

Expectations:

  • communicativeness and good organization of work,
  • ability to work in a team, create research teams,
  • experience in interpretation of RNA-seq data.

The Institute offers:

  • assistance in accommodation during the initial period near the Department location,
  • academic work without the need to conduct classes with students,
  • technical, administrative and organizational support,
  • participation in research conferences, courses, scientific trainings and conscious academic mentoring.

Application documents required from candidates:

  • Curriculum Vitae including:  education history, details on the PhD thesis (title, name of the supervisor, institution awarding the title, date of issuing the diploma), scientific record (scientific papers, conference presentations, book chapters, monographs, books, etc.), awards and other achievements (scholarships, internships, training schools, participation in research projects, etc.);
  • copy of PhD diploma;
  • at least one recommendation letter signed by a recognized researcher.

Employment duration – 7 months: since May 1, 2024 until November 30, 2024

Application documents should be sent to e-mail address: k.lukasik@pan.olsztyn.pl.

Mrs. Karolina Łukasik
Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology,
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of PAS
Olsztyn, Poland

Kindly note that only online applications will be accepted.

The deadline for sending the documents is April 8, 2024; 12.00. a.m.

Results of the call will be announced within 7 days since the application deadline (may be extended until suitable Candidate who fulfills all requirements is found).

Please include in your application the following, signed statement:

“I agree to the processing of personal data provided in this document for realizing the recruitment process pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018 (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000) and in agreement with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)”.

Information clause:

According to Art. 12 Para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation- hereinafter referred to as GDPR), we would like to inform you that:

  1. The administrator of your personal data is the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, 10 Tuwima Str., 10-748 Olsztyn, NIP 739-05-04-515, REGON 001289340, phone: +48 89 523 46 86, e-mail: instytut@pan.olsztyn.pl.
  2. You can contact our Data Protection Officer by e-mail: iodo@pan.olsztyn.pl.
  3. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of art. 6 par. 1 lit. a general regulation on data protection and the Labor Code – Act of June 26, 1974 (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 108) for recruitment to work at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn .
  4. Personal data will be kept during the recruitment period.
  5. You have the right to request the administrator to access your personal data, the right to rectify it, delete or limit the processing and the right to withdraw consent to its processing.
  6. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory body, the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection.
  7. Providing personal data is a statutory requirement and is mandatory due to the provisions of labor law, and is voluntary in the remaining scope.
  8. Your data will not be processed in an automated way.
  9. The provision of your personal data is voluntary, but the refusal to provide such data may result in the inability to attend the recruitment process.

The results of the competition will be available on the website.

The recruitment rules for research positions are available here.

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2022 Call for PhD students in Nutrigenomics at IAR&FR PAS, Poland

The Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Poland is looking for three PhD students. The PhD students will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Prof. Carsten Carlberg with the goal to investigate the effect of vitamin D and other nutritional compounds on changes of the epigenome and transcriptome of tissues and cell types of healthy and (pre)diseased individuals. (więcej…)

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2022 Call for a position of a Postdoc in Nutrigenomics at IAR&FR PAS, Poland

The Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Poland is looking for two full-time Postdoctoral Associates. The Postdoctoral Associates will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Prof. Carsten Carlberg with the goal to investigate the effect of vitamin D and other nutritional compounds on changes of the epigenome and transcriptome of tissues and cell types of healthy and (pre)diseased individuals. (więcej…)

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