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Institute of Experimental Medicine of the CAS announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position Open PHD studen position - Department of Cell Nucleus Plasticity.
Position summary:
The Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, Department of Cell Nucleus Plasticity is looking for a suitable candidate PhD student to join the team to work on a new collaborative project focused on DNA repair in oocytes and early embryos.
Job responsibilities and duties:
- Active engagement in the project
- Management and execution of the individual experiments
- After consulting the PI designing additional experiments
- Data recording and management
- Adapting and optimizing new methods and actively looking for new protocols
- Active engagement in the animal husbandry and lab maintenance
Qualifications and skills:
- Ideally master´s degree or equivalent in life sciences (biology/biochemistry or a similar relevant field)
- Independent thinking, pro-active attitude, flexibility
- High motivation
- Experience in the reproductive or developmental biology field advantageous
- Interest in advanced microscopy methods
- Valid licence for animal work advantageous
- English
- Computer skills, advanced knowledge of MS Office
We offer:
- Full-time position
- Stable 3 years funding
- The possibility to enrol in the PhD programme at Charles Uni (expected start in summer semester)
- The work in an international team with an international partner laboratory
- 5 weeks of vacation + 5 “sick days” (per full-time position)
- Flexible working hours
- Obtaining further qualification and training
Expected start: 1.10.2021
Location: Prague 4 – Krč
The application with a structured CV, or further enquiries regarding the position should be send to: helena.fulkova@iem.cas.cz.
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Application deadline: 08/23/2021