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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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Department of Hormonal Action Mechanisms at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Science (IARFR PAS) offers a position for one Fellow interested in molecular and cell biology, motivated to develop a career in the interdisciplinary team of prof. Monika M. Kaczmarek.

Deadline for applications: February 20, 2023

Preferred job starting date: no later than March 1st, 2023.

Institution:

IARFR PAS is located in Olsztyn and is one of the top ranked Polish research institutes that performs interdisciplinary research in agricultural and biological sciences, booth basic and applied. The Institute is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, has excellent core facilities and supportive administration. IARFR provides stimulating scientific environment, especially due to its cooperative, multidisciplinary character. Collaborations and exchange of knowledge and techniques between scientists from different disciplines is common and encouraged.

City:

Olsztyn would be a good choice if you appreciate close contact with nature and quiet life. Within the administrative bounds of the city you will find more than 10 lakes with a very well-developed tourist and sport infrastructure, as well as leisure facilities. Each year the calendar is filled with a number of cultural and sports events (more @ Wikipedia).

Team interests:

Research of the prof. Monika M. Kaczmarek team is focuses on the mechanisms assuring successful reproduction in mammals. We are especially interested in understanding the molecular communication between mother and embryo/newborn leading to healthy offspring. More info at Kaczmarek’s Lab web page and Molecular Biology Laboratory – core facility page.

Project description:

Within the OPUS grant „Milky Way to reproductive success: role of leptin in the programming of reproductive functions over generations” we aim to decipher the multiple layers of signaling pathways leading to lactocrine-based programming of reproductive performance over generations using mouse model. Because parental investment is one of the environmental conditions that can directly influence the development of offspring we decided to test how malnutrition of mother during lactation affects reproductive performance of next generations. In order to reach set specific aims of the project a combination of molecular biology, cell biology and high-throughput screening of transcriptome and epigenome will be used. We provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations within the team, in the institute, as well as with the national and international partners.

Requirements:

1. M.Sc. degree in biology, biotechnology or related area of science;
2. Eligibility for Ph.D. studies in Poland under the supervision of prof. Kaczmarek;
3. High motivation, independent thinking, good analytical and interpersonal skills, collaborative attitude;
4. Have very good written and oral communication in English;
5. Previous experimental experience in one or more of the following areas – molecular and cell biology, animal reproduction, neurobiology and rodent studies will be advantageous.

We offer:

1. Full-time scholarship for 16 months;
2. min. 3500 PLN of full stipend cost per month;
3. Position with 100% focus on research (no teaching obligations);
4. Full technical, administrative and organizational support;
5. Participation in courses, scientific training, support from peers, and academic mentoring.

Additional information:

The Ph.D. student will be selected from candidates in an open competition, according to the procedure complying the rules for granting scholarships for young scientists in research projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN Council Resolution No. 96/2016 dated October 27, 2016 r.) and to the rules of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers as a part of HR Excellence in Research strategy.

How to apply?

Interested candidates are kindly asked to contact prof. Monika M. Kaczmarek by e-mail (m.kaczmarek@pan.olsztyn.pl) and provide CV, a short motivation letter, a description of your key achievements, contacts to at least two potential referees (including one of your supervisors) and copy of the diploma by 20.02.2023.

The deadline for applications may be extended until suitable candidates who fulfills all requirements are found.

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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Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences (IARFR PAS) is looking for a Bioinformatician- data analyst to join Molecular Biology Laboratory (Core Facility).

Institution:

IARFR PAS is located in Olsztyn and is one of the top ranked Polish research institutes that performs interdisciplinary research in agricultural and biological sciences, booth basic and applied (https://pan.olsztyn.pl/projects). The Institute is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, has excellent core facilities and supportive administration. IARFR PAS provides stimulating scientific environment, especially due to its cooperative, multidisciplinary character (https://pan.olsztyn.pl/research-dissemination). Collaboration and exchange of knowledge and techniques between scientists from different disciplines is common and encouraged.

Bioinformatician- data analyst will join Molecular Biology Laboratory (Core Facility), which is focused on the assistance in molecular biology experimental approaches at both Divisions – Reproductive Biology and Food Science (https://pan.olsztyn.pl/institute/general-information/structure).

City:

Olsztyn would be a good choice for living and working if you appreciate close contact with nature and quiet life. Within the administrative bounds of the city you will find more than 10 lakes with a very well-developed tourist and sport infrastructure, as well as leisure facilities. Each year the calendar is filled with a number of cultural and sports events (more @ Wikipedia).

Responsibilities:

• bioinformatics and analytical support of high-throughput molecular biology methods;
• organization, maintenance and development of IT infrastructure – Unix environment;
• active and constructive participation in research projects carried out at the Institute;
• visualization and presentation of the results of bioinformatics analyzes;
• preparation of the results and materials for scientific publications.

Requirements:

• M.Sc. degree in mathematics, bioinformatics, IT or biology;
• knowledge of bioinformatics and statistics;
• interest in self-development in bioinformatics/systems biology/functional genomics;
• good knowledge of scripting languages, i.e., R, Python;
• good knowledge of English (minimum B1/B2 level);
• previous experience in next-generation sequencing data analysis will be advantageous.

Expectations:

• goal orientation;
• ability to work individually and in a team;
• communicativeness and open-mindedness;
• independence in acquiring knowledge and willingness to share it;
• ability to solve problems.

We offer:

• a contract of employment;
• salary dependent on the experience and skills;
• the opportunity to work on the interesting research topics (e.g., regulation of gene expression, epigenetics, analysis of RNA/DNA structures, microRNAs);
• the opportunity to work in the interdisciplinary team;
• professional development and improvement of qualifications;
• a stable work environment.

Required documents:

• CV, cover letter with a list of scientific achievements, completed projects, publications.

Recruitment process:

• sending the required documents, evaluation of the submitted documentation, interview with selected candidates, employment decision;
• interviews will be held in Polish and English.

Deadline for applications: December 3, 2022 (The Institute reserves the right to extend the deadline for submitting competition documents if there are no candidates who meet the above-mentioned requirements)

Interested candidates are kindly asked to contact prof. Monika M. Kaczmarek by e-mail: m.kaczmarek@pan.olsztyn.pl (postscript/e-mail title: recruitment_bioinformatician) and provide requested documents.

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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Position: full-time assistant

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,
• developing methodological skills in laboratory analysis,
• communicativeness and good organization of work,
• applying scientific and research projects.

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

• 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,
• studies on the dependence of microbiota on immunological parameters of the organism of free-living animals,
• 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,
• analyses in the laboratory,
• 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 and endocrinology,
• Master’s degree in agricultural, biological, veterinary or related sciences,
• good, documented by own research (in the form of a master’s 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,
• ability to operate computer equipment,
• 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 via e-mail to: j.papurzynska@pan.olsztyn.pl or to the below address (the post stamp will be taken into account):

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research
Polish Academy of Sciences
Tuwima Street 10
10-748 Olsztyn

The deadline for sending the documents is 30.11.2022r. at 12 a.m. .

Planned period of employment: the first contract concluded on 01.01.2023 at the latest.

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:

Post-doctoral Researcher in an NCN project OPUS LAP 22 entitled „Biotope influence on genetic diversity, fitness traits, microbiome and embryonic diapause in the European roe deer”

Description of the position:

The candidate will participate in the following research tasks:

1. The procedure of collecting research material in the field, transporting the material to the laboratory.
2. The isolation of oocytes from the ovaries of female roe deer, to develop a method for vitrification of oocytes.
3. The isolation of semen from epididymides of male roe deer, develop a method for cryopreservation of semen, CASA analysis, determination of concentration and morphology.
4. The develop in vitro fertilization method, culture embryos to blastocyst stage.
5. Perform molecular biology techniques – Real Time PCR, electrophoresis, Western blotting, ELISA.
6. Computer and statistical analysis of the obtained results, compilation of results for publication.
7. Preparation of manuscripts, conference reports, presentations.

Conditions of work:

• The elected candidate will receive a monthly salary of 7500-8500 PLN per month (brutto),
• Location of the workplace: Department of Biodiversity Protection, IAR&FR PAS, Popielno 25, 12-220 Ruciane-Nida,
• Date of beginning of the employment: November/December 2022,
• Length of work contract: 30 months.

Requirements:

1. Ph.D. in bioengineering, biotechnology, biology, veterinary, or related discipline (obtained not earlier than 7 years before the date of the announcement, a degree should be obtained outside the Institution where the project will be carried out);
2. Knowledge in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, biology of reproduction od mammals;
3. Experience confirmed by scientific achievements in research on molecular biology techniques;
4. Experience confirmed by scientific achievements in the field of flow cytometry techniques and proteomic analyzes (SDS-PAGE, 2D PAGE, Western-Blot);
5. Knowledge of the English language at a level enabling easy communication;
6. Driving licence in category B and practical abilities of auto driving;
7. Ability to work in a team.

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 the PhD diploma;
4. Recommendation letter 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:

Prof. Anna Korzekwa, email: a.korzekwa@pan.olsztyn.pl, deadline October 19, 2022 until 3:00 p.m. The subject of the message should be „Call for Post-doc Researcher/OPUS LAP”.

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

• Assistant at the Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction
  (No. of positions: 1)

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Institution name:

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

Name of the position:

Post-doctoral Researcher in an NCN project SONATA 17 entitled „Potential use of peroxiredoxins to improve the quality of cryopreserved bull semen”

Description of the position:

The candidate will participate in the following research tasks:

1. Characterization of differences in plasma membrane structure, redox proteome and peroxiredoxins abundance in sperm of good and poor freezability;
2. Selection of peroxiredoxin isoforms related to good freezability and chaperone function;
3. Effect of extracellular and intracellular introduction of peroxiredoxins on bovine sperm freezability;

Conditions of work:

• The elected candidate will receive a monthly salary of 7500-8500 PLN per month (brutto),
• 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: October 2022,
• Length of work contract: 36 months.

Requirements:

1. Ph.D. in bioengineering, biotechnology, biology, veterinary, or related discipline (obtained not earlier than 7 years before the date of the announcement, a degree should be obtained outside the Institution where the project will be carried out);
2. Knowledge in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, biology of reproduction and immunology;
3. Experience confirmed by scientific achievements in research on mammalian sperm, with particular emphasis on bulls;
4. Experience confirmed by scientific achievements in the field of flow cytometry techniques and proteomic analyzes (SDS-PAGE, 2D PAGE, Western-Blot);
5. Knowledge of the English language at a level enabling easy communication;
6. Ability to work in a team.

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. Ph.D. diploma or certificate of participation in studies at the moment;
4. Recommendation letter 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 Agnieszka Mostek-Majewska a.mostek@pan.olsztyn.pl, deadline September 15, 2022 until 3:00 p.m. The subject of the message should be „Call for Post-doc Researcher/SONATA”.

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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Project NCN OPUS 22 entitled: „Exploration of the development, functioning and role of circadian rhythm in early life stages of Perca fluviatilis”

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Daniel Żarski, Dr. Katarzyna Palińska-Żarska

Description of the position:

General aim of this project is to verify at which developmental stage the embryos or larvae of Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis, acquiring ‘sense of time’ and how this ability undergoes future dynamics during the larval and/or juvenile periods. Additionally, the project will allow to answer the question ‘whether’ and ‘to what extent’ modified photoperiod and/or light spectrum, affects circadian rhythm of early life stages of the species studied.

The candidate will participate in the following research tasks:

1. Controlled reproduction of Eurasian perch (induction of ovulation and spermiation, obtaining the gametes, in vitro fertilization);
2. Incubation of Eurasian perch eggs, evaluation of the quality of embryos;
3. Rearing of larvae and juveniles and evaluation of their zootechnical indicators;
4. Sampling of biological material and their evaluation in terms of transcriptomic research;
5. RNA, protein isolations and molecular analysis;
6. Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis;
7. Preparation of scientific articles.

Requirements:

1. A master’s degree in fisheries, agriculture, biology or equivalent (expected before the deadline of this application);
2. High motivation to work in a multidisciplinary and international team with fish breeders, fish larvae as well as in molecular biology laboratory;
3. Basic knowledge on biology and animal physiology (vertebrates);
4. Basic knowledge on genomic tools (mainly transcriptomics and proteomics) will be appreciated, but not prerequisite;
5. Fluency in English in writing and speaking;
6. Availability, good work organization, ability to work in a team and deal with stress;
7. Ability to write scientific and / or popular science papers and present the results.

Conditions of work:

1. The selected candidate will participate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn.
2. The elected candidate will receive a monthly PhD scholarship of 4 276 PLN gross (around 3 700 PLN net salary)
3. Location of the workplace: Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, IAR&FR PAS, Bydgoska Str. 7, 10-243 Olsztyn, POLAND
4. Starting date: October 1, 2022,
5. The PhD course length: 48 months.

Interested candidates are asked to provide the following documents:

1. Cover letter;
2. Curriculum vitae (CV), containing:
   • education,
   • scientific achievements, including scientific publications, popular science articles, conference announcements,
   • achievements resulting from conducting scientific research, scholarships, awards, scientific experience, workshops and scientific training as well as participation in research projects,
   • competences to carry out the tasks provided for in the project;
3. Opinion of the research supervisor and/or mentor;
4. Other documents that, according to the candidate, may be important when considering the candidature.

Applications should be sent to:

Dr. Daniel Żarski, e-mail: d.zarski@pan.olsztyn.pl. Deadline July 22, 2022 until 3:00 p.m. The subject of the letter should be „PhD application”.

Selected candidates will be invited for an interview to be conducted on-line on July 27^th 2022.

Contact and additional information: d.zarski@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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