The Scholarship

The Department of Plant Biology & Biotechnology wishes to appoint a PhD candidate in the area of bioengineering of plant natural products. The position will start on September 1, 2010 (or as soon as feasible thereafter) & will run for 3 years.

Job description

With reference to the project manager, the work of the PhD student will consist chiefly of duties in connection with research & development within the area of engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways of bioactive parts in microorganisms. This project will place particular emphasis on, but is not limited to natural products like glucosinolates. The project will include transport engineering to be sure proper compartmentalization.

The appointee ought to have competence appropriate for research within the following areas:

* Yeast genetics
* Mass spectrometry for metabolite profiling
* Flux analysis
* Protein characterization & modelling
* Transport proteins

Qualification requirements

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional & personal qualifications said below:

* Passed Master´s degree in a subject area appropriate to the project described above.

The PhD student is also necessary to have research potential, to be enterprising & to possess nice interpersonal skills.

Terms of employment

The post will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance & the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as PhD fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the PhD programme at LIFE when accepted for the post.

Questions

For further information about the post, contact Professor Barbara Ann Halkier on tel: (+45) 3533 3342, or electronic mail: bah@life.ku.dk

General questions regarding PhD programmes ought to be directed to Work Administration c/o Special Advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 3533 2056 or Head Clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on PhD programmes is available at http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd.aspx

Application

The application ought to be submitted by e-mail as one pdf-file & as hard copies (paper). Each application ought to be marked as 625-268. Each application must include the following appendices marked with the said appendix numbers:

Appendix 1: curriculum vitae with documentation of schooling (copies of MSc & BSc diplomas) & publication list, if any.
Appendix 2: transcripts of university examinations (both MSc & BSc), in English
Appendix 3: a letter of motivation stating why the applicant feels they or he is suitable for this position.

In addition to the material the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, the Assessment Committee may include further material in their assessment of the applicant. In such circumstances, it is the responsibility of the applicant, on request, to send the material to the committee.

Following processing of the application, any application material sent will be destroyed.

Receipt of the application won’t be acknowledged, but the applicant will be kept continuously informed of the progress of the application.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministry of Science Know-how & Innovation Executive Order no 284 of 25. April 2008.

The pdf version of the application ought to be sent by electronic mail to DPB_app@life.ku.dk & the hard copies (paper) ought to be sent to University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant Biology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark, marked as 625-268

Applications must be received no later than August 6, 2010 at 12.00 midday. Applications received after the closing date for applications won’t be thought about

Application Deadline : 6 August 2010