Nazwa jednostki: Institute of Environmental Sciences – Kraków, Inne oferty z tego miasta »
Nazwa stanowiska: Scholarship holder/MSc Student
Wymagania
Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a related field;
2. Research experience with active involvement in academic research at the intersection of Evolution, Entomology, Microbiology, and/or Genomics;
3. Experience with, or a strong interest in learning, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology;
4. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken;
5. Enthusiasm for conducting research in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Publication and/or conference presentation record;
2. Knowledge and interest in insect symbioses;
3. Experience with standard Molecular Biology techniques;
4. Familiarity with the Linux command-line environment;
5. Experience with amplicon sequencing and genomic data analysis;
6. Ability to travel for fieldwork and conferences.
Opis zadań
Scope of duties:
1. Spearhead metagenomic data analysis, assembly of microbial genomes, functional profiling, and reconstruction of evolutionary patterns in degraded ancient symbioses in diverse planthoppers.
2. Contribute to the visualization, interpretation, and preparation of scientific manuscripts.
3. Promote the project by presenting its findings at scientific conferences and engaging in outreach activities.
Typ konkursu NCN: OPUS – NZ
Termin składania ofert: 2026-11-16 23:59
Forma składania ofert: e-mail
Warunki zatrudnienia
Stipend and duration: 3,000 PLN per month; starting on 1 December 2026, 12 months initially, with the possibility of extension to 18–24 months.
Dodatkowe informacje
The M.Sc. student will carry out research as part of the NCN-funded project (OPUS 30: DEC-2025/59/B/NZ8/03659), led by Dr Jiali Wang. The project is entitled “Functional loss as a natural experiment: phylogenomic patterns and evolutionary drivers of extreme genome reduction in insect endosymbionts”.
Application deadline: 16 November 2026, 23:59
Application submission: by e-mail
Required application documents:
Applications should be submitted electronically to dr Jiali Wang: jiali.wang@uj.edu.pl
1. Application letter.
2. Curriculum vitae (including previous scientific achievements, internships/research stays, awards, and publications).
3. Information clause and consent to the processing of personal data (available for download at: https://cwn.uj.edu.pl/wynagrodzenia/przepisy: Informacja o przetwarzaniu danych osobowych).
The applications will be considered by a selection committee according to the regulations on scientific scholarships in research projects financed by the National Science Centre, Poland (Regulations on awarding scholarships in the NCN-funded research projects).
The selection committee reserves the right to:
1. conduct interviews with selected candidates who, based on the information provided in their application documents, have received the highest evaluations;
2. notify only selected candidates of the final decision regarding the appointment to the position;
3. leave the competition unresolved.
The deadline for submitting applications is 16 November 2026. The selection decision will be announced by 19 November 2026.
Please direct any questions to the project leader: jiali.wang@uj.edu.pl
Data dodania ogłoszenia: 2026-11-09 14:05