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IF YOU ARE GRADUATING THIS YEAR, THIS OFFER IS FOR YOU!

Recruitment call for the NCN Preludium BIS 3 project entitled „Immunomodulatory properties of a pre-fermented whey drink enriched with chokeberry juice and colostrum” led by prof. dr hab. Barbara Wroblewska at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Poland.

Project description:

The PhD Student will carry out a tasks aimed at examining the effects of bioactive whey and colostrum proteins and chokeberry juice polyphenols, The first stage of the project will include determining the proportions/quantitative selection of raw materials in the mixture and determining the optimal conditions for pre-fermentation. In the next stages, simulated gastrointestinal digestion of individual components and their pre-fermented mixture will be carried out, as well as an analysis of the biological activity of the obtained hydrolysates using a model of human intestinal epithelial cells (Caco-2, cancer cells and HIEC-6, healthy cells). Epithelial cells will be cultured under standard conditions and in a state of induced inflammatory reaction (in the presence of bacterial lipopolysaccharide, LPS). The determined parameters of the immune response of epithelial cells (cell proliferation, the level of markers of the immune reaction: expression of cytokines and the level of interleukins of the pro- and anti-inflammatory pathway) will allow to unambiguously determine the immunoregulatory potential of the components and their pre-fermented mixture.

The implementation of the project will include: ongoing analysis of scientific literature, planning and performing experiments as well as laboratory and statistical analyses, interpretation of the results obtained, drawing conclusions, as well as preparing and presenting research results at scientific conferences, as well as writing scientific publications on the conducted research. Participation in the project will end with the defense of a doctoral thesis at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Application deadline:

• 31^st May 2023 (23:59:59 Warsaw)

How to apply:

• Send your documentation (listed in eligibility criteria section) to: b.wroblewska@pan.olsztyn.pl within the deadline (sooner the better),
• Please include „PhD application” in message titile.

Position opening date:

• Position is open and can be taken between July and October 2023.

Requirements for the candidate:

• Higher (second degree) education in the field of agricultural sciences in the discipline of food and nutrition technology or biological (biotechnology, biology), or related,
• Knowledge of food technology and/or cell biology,
• Good knowledge of English in speech and writing,
• Practical knowledge of analytics in the field of microbiological research (lactic fermentation, bacteria microscopy), in vitro digestion and cell culture, knowledge of molecular biology techniques (eg RT-PCR, qPCR, Western blot, flow cytometry) and statistical analysis,
• Ability to write scientific and/or popular science papers and present results,
• Availability, motivation for scientific work, good organization of work,
• Highly appreciated scientific enthusiasm!

Additional advantages will be:

• Knowledge of in silico analysis,
• Bioinformatics skills.

We offer full support in assimilation process (help in settlement and living in Poland).

IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR MASTER DIPLOMA YET, BUT YOU ARE SET FOR GRADUATION IN 2023, PLEASE DO APPLY

Conditions of employment:

• Maximum duration of the scholarship: 48 months,
• The amount of the doctoral scholarship: PLN 4276 gross (approximately PLN 3800 net) per month, after two years the amount of the scholarship will be increased in accordance with the regulations of the Preludium Bis3 project,
• The selected candidate must become a participant in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences co-run by IRZBŻ PAS in Olsztyn,
• Implementation of a six-month scientific internship in a foreign research center.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Complete application documentation:

• CV containing:
  • education path,
  • details of the Master’s thesis (title, supervision, date of obtaining/date of defense planned),
  • scientific achievements, including scientific publications (if any), trainings, conferences, chapters, articles etc.,
  • competences to perform tasks planned in the project (mainly laboratory skills).

• Cover letter,
• Recommendation letter (preferably by Master’s thesis supervisor / mentor / project manager;

2. Master’s degree (or planned graduation for 2023);
3. Applying before the deadline;
4. Consent to the processing of personal data.

In your CV or e-mail message, please include a clause of consent to the processing of personal data by us 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 (in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC).

Selection process:

1. Selected candidates will be invited to short on-line interview, to present themselves;
2. Candidates evaluated with the highest score will be invited to an actual interview, which will take place face-to-face or online;
3. During the interview, the candidate will be asked to deliver a 10-minute speech. presenting his/her own idea about the implementation of the project for which he/she is applying;
4. The recruitment results will be announced within two weeks from the last interview via e-mail;
5. Candidates selected in the course of recruitment will be asked to apply to the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn – admission to the doctoral school is a prerequisite for receiving a scholarship;
6. Admissions to the doctoral school will be announced on the doctoral school website.

Note: Candidates are entitled to a right of complaint within 14 days from the final results announcement. Complaints (with justification) should be addressed to the Institute’s HR Manager (j.papurzynska@pan.olsztyn.pl). HR Manager is obliged to respond the complaint within 14 working days.

Data processing information

1. Information clause:
2. 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, phone no. 89 523 46 86, e-mail: instytut@pan.olsztyn.pl.
3. Contact with the personal data protection officer is possible at the above-mentioned address.
4. The provided personal data will be processed in order to carry out the current recruitment process and kept until its completion on the basis of expressed consent (in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR).
5. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
6. You have the right to access your personal data, request their rectification or removal. Submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resignation from participation in the recruitment process. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of processing in the cases specified in art. 18 GDPR.
7. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office against the unlawful processing of his personal data. This authority will be competent to consider the complaint, provided that the right to file a complaint concerns only the lawfulness of the processing of personal data, and not the recruitment process.
8. Your data will not be profiled or made available to entities or third countries. The recipients of the data may be institutions authorized by law.
9. Providing your personal data is not obligatory, but it is a necessary condition to participate in the recruitment process.

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Position: full-time associate professor

Headquater: Department of Biodiversity Protection IARFR PAS in Popielno

Department of Biodiversity Protection is the only department belonged to the Institute situated in Popielno on a peninsula, in the reserve and in the Natura 2000 area (http://popielno.pl). There are equipped laboratories in the Department: biochemical, in vitro and molecular biology. Such a location provides isolation from the city noise, contact with nature, but at the same time, access to the nearest city (Ruciane-Nida), located about 20 km away, does not take more than 15-20 minutes.

Expectations:

• directing the pursuit of research interests,
• applying scientific and research projects and publication of the results in articles with IF,
• developing methodological skills in biochemical, microbiological and molecular biology analysis,
• communicativeness and good organization of work.

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

• studies concerning microbiota and immunological parameters in the organism physiology of free-living animals,
• research related to the genetic diversity of free-living animals using transcriptomic and proteomic methods,
• research related to the preservation of gametes, gamete and embryo banking as well as breeding biotechnologies that can be implemented in free-living animals,
• searching for breeding markers used in the development of effective techniques to reduce or intensify reproductive processes,
• development of non-invasive hormonal monitoring in relation to reproduction, behavior, etc. in free-living animals.
• influence of environmental factors, such as feeding base, antroporession on homeostasis of selected animal species,
• work with live domestic animals and collection of research material from domestic and free-living animals, vividly and post mortem.

Candidate qualification requirements:

• knowledge of animal physiology,
• PhD degree in agricultural, biological, veterinary or related sciences,
• good, documented by own research (in the form of PhD thesis, publications from the Philadelphia list and presentation of results at scientific conferences) knowledge of the subject of animal biology and behavior,
• experience in the application of molecular biology methods and microscopic techniques and computer analysis of results, especially ELISA, Real Time PCR,
• research internship outside the candidate’s home country,
• participation in research projects,
• participation in scientific conferences,
• very good oral and written English skills, knowledge of another foreign language will be an advantage,
• practical ability to drive a passenger car (category B, at least 2 years),
• courses, training and practical skills related to animal work will be an advantage,
• references of your experience in scientific research and analytical work will be an advantage.

Working conditions:

Working days, with the possibility of task work when specific experiences are realized.

Perspectives:

• work in a close-knit team, open to innovative ideas,
• opportunity to engage in activities that popularize science,
• work both in the office, in the laboratory and in the field, focused on achieving challenging results,
• evaluation of achievements at periodic team meetings, in a support-oriented atmosphere,
• motivation in the form of participation in scientific conferences.

Required documents:

• copy of university diploma,
• CV,
• cover letter,
• references (not obligatory).

The documents should be sent by e-mail to Mrs. Joanna Papurzyńska (Human Resources Specialist): j.papurzynska@pan.olsztyn.pl

or by the post to the following address:

Mrs. Joanna Papurzyńska
Human Resources Specialist
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences
Tuwima Street 10
10-748 OLSZTYN

The deadline for sending the documents is April 28, 2023, at 12 a.m.

In your CV, please include a consent clause for the 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, in order to carry out the recruitment process and publishing the full results of the competition 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, phone no. 89 523 46 86, e-mail: instytut@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 in order to carry out the current recruitment process and kept until its completion on the basis of expressed consent (in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR).
4. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
5. You have the right to access your personal data, request their rectification or removal. Submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resignation from participation in the recruitment process. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of processing in the cases specified in art. 18 GDPR.
6. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office against the unlawful processing of his personal data. This authority will be competent to consider the complaint, provided that the right to file a complaint concerns only the lawfulness of the processing of personal data, and not the recruitment process.
7. Your data will not be profiled or made available to entities or third countries. The recipients of the data may be institutions authorized by law.
8. Providing your personal data is not obligatory, but it is a necessary condition to participate in the recruitment process.

 

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Institution name:

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (IAR&FR PAS)

Name of the position:

Assistant professor – post-doctoral researcher in National Science Centre project OPUS 23 entitled „Soluble scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain-containing protein – SSc5D, a new player of innate immunity in turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) semen involved in yellow semen syndrome”

Description of the position:

The candidate will participate in the following research tasks:

• isolation and culture of spermiophages from turkey semen,
• immunofluorescence detection of the SSc5D in turkey semen spermiophages,
• investigation of changes in spermiophage population (M1, M2 and SSc5D+) in relation to turkey semen quality,
• analysis of the proteomic signature of activated spermiophages from turkey semen in relation to semen quality.

Conditions of work:

• the elected candidate will receive a monthly brutto salary 8 500 – 9 600 zł per month (net salary around 5 800 – 6 900 zł),
• location of the workplace: Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, IAR&FR PAS, Bydgoska Str. 7, 10-243 Olsztyn,
• date of beginning of the employment: May-June 2023,
• length of work contract: 42-48 months.

Requirements:

1. PhD in biotechnology, biology, veterinary or related discipline; PhD degree obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project;
2. Knowledge in the field of molecular biology, reproduction and immunology;
3. Experience with the following techniques: ELISA, Western blot, qPCR, and immunofluorescence staining of proteins in the cell;
4. Experience with primary cell isolation and culture;
5. At least one international internship (minimum 1 months in length);
6. First authorship of at least 3 scientific papers;
7. Ability to communicate easily in English;
8. Ability to work in a group.

Interested candidates are asked to provide the following documents:

1. Motivation letter;
2. CV including a list of publications, conference presentations, and other awards;
3. Copy of PhD diploma;
4. Recommendation letter from a previous supervisor or scientific supervisor confirming skills necessary for completing the project;
5. Other documents, that in the opinion of the candidate are important when considering him/her for the position.

Applications should be sent to:

Dr. hab. Mariola Słowińska
e-mail: m.slowinska@pan.olsztyn.pl
Deadline: April 28, 2023 (until midnight)

The subject of the message should be „Call for Post-doc Researcher/OPUS”.

In your CV, please include a consent clause for the 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, in order to carry out the recruitment process and publishing the full results of the competition 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, phone no. 89 523 46 86, e-mail: instytut@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 in order to carry out the current recruitment process and kept until its completion on the basis of expressed consent (in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR).
4. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
5. You have the right to access your personal data, request their rectification or removal. Submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resignation from participation in the recruitment process. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of processing in the cases specified in art. 18 GDPR.
6. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office against the unlawful processing of his personal data. This authority will be competent to consider the complaint, provided that the right to file a complaint concerns only the lawfulness of the processing of personal data, and not the recruitment process.
7. Your data will not be profiled or made available to entities or third countries. The recipients of the data may be institutions authorized by law.
8. Providing your personal data is not obligatory, but it is a necessary condition to participate in the recruitment process. 

 

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Employer:

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Olsztyn, Poland

Job Title:

Post-doctoral in an NCN project SONATA BIS 9 entitled „Maternal obesity and epigenetic and metabolic regulations during gametogenesis and early embryo development in mice: the specific role of leptin signalling”.

Job Description:

The Lab of Dr Antonio Galvao is recruiting an experienced computational biologist to integrate the research programme on ovarian function in mouse models for maternal obesity. The escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity is a major burden for our health systems. Obesity leads to long-term health problems, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or infertility. In the lab we use mouse models and/or in vitro systems of ovarian/follicular culture to study the impact of maternal obesity in ovarian function and oocyte biology. The project investigates particularly the impact of altered leptin signalling in the ovary, a major feature of obese mothers, on the establishment of oocyte epigenome and metabolic regulations in both gamete and surrounding granulosa cells throughout folliculogenesis. The present research programme benefits from the close collaboration with the Laboratory of Dr Gavin Kelsey, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK, a world leader in single cell transcriptome and methylome analysis. The appointed scientist will be responsible for undertaking the analysis of methylome, transcriptome and lipidome datasets generated within the programme.

This work will lead to important advances in our understanding of the impact of altered leptin signalling in oocyte epigenome establishment, profiling also metabolic and gene expression changes in granulosa cells and other underlying mechanisms.

Key areas of responsibility:

• quality control of NGS datasets,
• providing high-level support in bioinformatic analysis of genome-wide epigenomic datasets,
• integration and analysis of RNA-seq, BS-seq and other relevant datasets,
• application of bioinformatics methods to single-cell datasets,
• preparation of manuscripts, including sequence dataset submission to public repositories.

Person specification: Essential

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or Computational biology, or Ph.D. in a Molecular biology or related discipline with a strong Bioinformatics component,
• working knowledge of epigenomic and transcriptomic analyses,
• programming in some of the main languages used in Bioinformatics (in particular R, Python, Java),
• working understanding of statistics and statistical programming environments,
• able to understand and communicate in English to a level appropriate for the position,
• ability to work independently and as part of a team,
• excellent organisational skills, with good time management,
• excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels,
• proactive, motivated, showing initiative to move projects forward,
• ability to make independent decisions and solve routine problems.

The post is initially available for 24 months, with the salary range of 85 000 – 98 000 PLN / year (before taxes/brutto), based on experience. Applications will be accepted until 27th of February 2023 and interviews will be held soon after. Applications should be submitted to the e-mail address: a.galvao@pan.olsztyn.pl.

Documents to present with the application:

• Cover letter highlighting the suitability of the candidate to the post (max 2 pages),
• CV (max 6 pages),
• One contact reference (one of letters must be from the last supervisor/line manager).

For informal questions about the post please contact Dr Galvao (a.galvao@pan.olsztyn.pl).

In your CV, please include a consent clause for the 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, in order to carry out the recruitment process and publishing the full results of the competition 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, 10-748 Olsztyn, ul. Tuwima 10, phone no. 89 523 46 86, e-mail: instytut@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 in order to carry out the current recruitment process and kept until its completion on the basis of expressed consent (in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR).
4. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
5. You have the right to access your personal data, request their rectification or removal. Submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resignation from participation in the recruitment process. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of processing in the cases specified in art. 18 GDPR.
6. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office against the unlawful processing of his personal data. This authority will be competent to consider the complaint, provided that the right to file a complaint concerns only the lawfulness of the processing of personal data, and not the recruitment process.
7. Your data will not be profiled or made available to entities or third countries. The recipients of the data may be institutions authorized by law.
8. Providing your personal data is not obligatory, but it is a necessary condition to participate in the recruitment process. 

 

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