Postdoc in molecular biology and enzymology for bioproduction

Job description

Our research group at KTH is in the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Health (CBH) and is based at Science for Life Laboratory, a well-regarded research campus. We apply genetic engineering to create microbial strains for carbon uptake and bioproduction. We are hiring a postdoc with experience in molecular biology and enzymology to lead and participate in new projects with the aim to create new enzymes with increased/altered activity and stability. A primary project is a collaboration with the Swedish Research Institute RISE, to develop new enzymes for cellulose modification. Another project involves design of new enzymes for CO2 conversion. These enzymes will be created by combining novel protein design tools and screening methods. There is also opportunity to participate in projects where enzymes are used in vivo. The postdoc will participate in many aspects of the workflow. New enzyme sequences are designed using bioinformatics and physics-based methods, and the postdoc will collaborate with computational biologists in the group. The postdoc is also expected to help train incoming lab members in molecular biology techniques.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• The candidate must have experience in the following molecular biology methods: cloning of genes, transformation of bacteria, protein purification, and characterization of enzymes.
• Candidate must have shown scientific skill in form of publication of research articles.
• Candiate must have independence in executing research

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Skill in bioinformatics of gene sequences is meriting
• Demonstrated skill in teaching is meriting
• Collaboration experience is meriting
• Awareness of diversity and inclusion issues with particular focus on gender equality is meriting

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

1. CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
2. Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
3. Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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