Opis stanowiska
CeNT-48-2025
Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the Project Leader, announce opening of the competition for the position of PhD Student in the Laboratory of Paleogenetics and Conservation genetics– Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Laboratory: Laboratory of Paleogenetics and Conservation Genetics
Project description: The main aim of this project is to reconstruct the evolutionary history of brown bears in the Balkans over the last 50,000 years using advanced biomolecular methods, such as whole-genome sequencing and stable isotope analysis. We intend to analyse approximately 100 ancient and 50 modern brown bears.
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Nasze wymagania
- The competition is open for persons who meet the conditions specified in the regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Science Centre for OPUS 27 grant
- MSc degree in biology or related discipline. The MSc degree should be obtained before the date of employment in the project. - Confirmed status of a PhD student (on the date of starting work in the project at the latest).
- Other requirements:
- - Basic knowledge of molecular and population genetics.
- - Ability to work in a group, curiosity, and motivation to learn.
- - Willingness to work in interdisciplinary and international teams.
- - Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Additionally appreciated:
- - Experience in work with ancient DNA.
- - Experience in high-throughput sequencing on Illumina platforms (i.e. DNA library preparations).
- - Knowledge of Linux operating system.
- - Familiarity with bioinformatic analyses of raw sequencing data and genomic analyses are highly valuated.
Zakres obowiązków
- - Extracting DNA from ancient and modern samples.
- - Preparing DNA sequencing libraries.
- - Sequencing on an Illumina platform.
Oferujemy
- Job type: Stipend
- stipend amount/month: 5 000 PLN gross gross
- Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 37 months with a possibility of extension up to 50 months in total
- - possibility to work in friendly and motivating working environment
- - participation in an exciting research project using the state-of-the-art research techniques
- - participation in scientific courses and conferences funded by the project
- - access to fully equipped ancient and modern DNA laboratories
Dokumenty wymagane do rekrutacji
- 1. Cover letter
- 2. Current curriculum vitae
- 3. Copy of MSc certificate (or, if the MSc certificate has not been obtained yet, a certificate/document about the date of MSc defense);
- 4. Document confirming the status of PhD Student (to be provided before starting work in the project);
- 5. Signed information on the personal data processing. Before entering the competition, candidates are obliged to familiarise themselves with Internal Reporting Procedure.
Załączniki
Dodatkowe informacje dla kandydata
Application deadline: 31.10.2025
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview in person at the Centre for New Technologies, University of Warsaw, or online. The interviews will be held between 1.11.2025 and 4.11.2025.
Candidate selection will be carried out in accordance with the regulations of the National Science Centre.
Date of announcing the results: 05.11.2025
Method of notification about the results: e-mail, CeNT UW website