Background The Marine Conservation group of Dr. Iliana Baums at HIFMB (www. baumslab.org) in collaboration with the Chronobiology group of Dr. Kristin Tessmar-Raible at AWI/UOL (https: // uol.de/marine-chronobiologie) and the chemical ecology group of Dr Peter Schupp at UOL (https: // uol.de/peter- schupp) is looking for a PhD student to study the molecular foundations of light sensing in reef-building corals. Light sensing of the animal host plays a role in growth regulation and synchronization of reproductive processes, as well as regulating intra-cellular algal symbionts.
Tasks You will conduct experiments to discover the molecular bases responsible for light sensing and organismal interpretation in the coral animal. Responsibilities include organizing and conducting experiments on cultured and field-collected corals under different light regimes, using physiological (growth, reproduction), as well as molecular diagnostics (RNASeq, HCR in situ stainings) as read outs. The work will also include attempts of functional molecular interference (Cas9/Crispr).
Requirements
Desirable skills and knowledge
Further Information
Please contact Prof. Dr. Iliana Baums ([email protected], +49(471-48312536)) for further information.
This position is limited to 3 years. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level 13 (66%). The place of employment will be Oldenburg. All doctoral candidates will be members of AWI's postgraduate programPOLMAR or another graduate school and thus benefit from a comprehensive training program and extensive support measures.
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Please submit your application by April 23 th 2023, exclusively online. Reference number: 23/76/G/bio-b
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