Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology
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Academic fields
Natural sciences
Job types
Postdoc
Education level
Doctorate
Weekly hours
38 hours per week
Salary indication
max. €4274 per month
As an enthusiastic and talented postdoctoral researcher with a strong interest in symbiosis research, you are going to work on the following project:
Detoxifying Symbiosis in Pest Insects.
Insects live in symbiosis with microorganisms where the latter serve a multitude of functions such as aiding in digestion, supplementation of essential vitamins or amino acids, or the defence against pathogens. At the Microbiology department at Radboud University, we study insect-microbe symbioses with a focus on functional characterisation of the gut microbiome. In this project, you will investigate the symbiosis between a pest insect and its gut microbiome, revealing whether microorganisms are involved in the detoxification of pesticides. We furthermore aim to elucidate microbial breakdown pathways of pesticides. This work might lead to the elucidation of targets for new pest control strategies. Besides your own experimental work, you will contribute to the supervision of a PhD candidate.
Relevant literature: van den Bosch & Welte (2017) Microb Biotechnol 10: 531-40 ; Welte et al. (2016) Environ Microbiol 18: 1379-90.
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Faculty of Science
Microbiology is one of Radboud University’s research priority areas. The Department has won many prestigious awards including three ERC Advanced Grants, one Spinoza Prize and two Gravitation Grants. We offer a dynamic research environment in a group with a strong international profile, state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure, strong national and international collaborations, and the opportunity to further develop your scientific education with a large variety of courses, training and conferences.
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