Postdoctoral fellow - Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine

Last application date Sep 12, 2024 00:00

Department DI05 - Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine

Contract Limited duration

Occupancy rate 100%

Vacancy type Research staff

Job description

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15.000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities.

With its 11 faculties and more than 85 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.

Wildlife Health Ghent (WHG) at Ghent University is seeking an exceptional Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a project investigating cutting-edge approaches to unravel early host-pathogen interactions between amphibians and chytrid fungi. You will join world-leading researchers in the field of amphibian-chytrid pathogenesis while being able to draw on the facilities and skills of other researchers in the group. WHG comprises a highly collaborative group of researchers, committed to producing high-impact science in a friendly and supportive environment.

WHG is dedicated to advancing our understanding of pathogenesis of wildlife diseases in order to inform mitigation strategies . One of the research lines studies different aspects of disease ecology and epidemiology of infections with the chytrid fungus Bsal in European salamanders and newts.

We are hiring one enthusiastic, ambitious, early career postdoc whom we can offer a three year position at WHG in the framework of an ERC Advanced Grant “GLOSSI, Targeting skin glycosylation patterns to protect threatened salamanders from disease driven extinction”.

Job profile

Your job

The successful candidate will hold a minimum of a PhD in biomedical molecular biology, biotechnology or an aligned discipline, with demonstrated excellence in cellular and molecular (patho) physiology and a strong publication record in reputable peer-reviewed journals. The position will be supervised by Professor An Martel and Professor Frank Pasmans. We anticipate ample opportunity for you to develop additional research questions that align with your skill sets and interests.

Key responsibilities include –

• Collaborating closely with CIs and project partners to achieve project objectives.
• Co-supervising PhD and master students where appropriate.
• Preparing and delivering research reports and publications, and participating in meetings, seminars, workshops.
• Presenting results at national and international conferences.

Job profile

• You hold a doctoral degree or a diploma or certificate recognized as equivalent by law or in application of the guidelines of the European Union or a bilateral agreement.
• In exceptional circumstances and based on detailed scientific justification, researchers who do not hold such a degree may also be considered, provided they have demonstrated exceptional scientific merit.
• Exceptonal scientific merit is defined as having excelled in scientific research and publications at a level at least equivalent to a doctoral degree.
• The grant can only be awarded within the framework of international scientific mobility. This is the case if:
  • the researcher has resided abroad for at least 24 months out of the 3 years prior to the start date of the postdoctoral fellowship and has not worked or studied in Belgium during that period. However, short-term stays in Belgium are allowed during 24 months, such as holidays, participation in conferences or a short stay to prepare for the period as a postdoctoral researcher
  • the researcher is funded by the Marie-Sklodovska-Curie Action (MSCA) and thus meets the associated mobility conditions.
  • Only for postdoctoral researchers in international mobility

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer a full time positions as a postdoctoral fellow, with a minimum period of 3 years.
• In deviation the above, an EEA national, who has previously received a postdoctoral grant in the 12 months prior to an MSCA grant, can exceed the maximum term of 36 months under this MSCA grant provided that the entire term does not exceed 48 months.
• Your contract will start on 1st November at the earliest.
• The grant amount is equal to the net salary of a doctoral assistant (AAP 5) with the same level of education and seniority and based on the same family situation as the doctoral assistant. The supervisor may deviate from this and assign a higher level based on acquired experience, professional career and demonstrated competences. The grant amount will not be revised in the current year except in case of indexation. Click here for more information about our salary scales
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits (in Dutch).

How to apply

Send your CV, copy of your diploma (if already in your possession) and a motivation letter to an.martel@ugent.be 

We do not accept late applications.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. An Martel (an.martel@UGent.be)