LMU Munich Postdoc Position in Chronomicrobiology
The Merrow Lab, based at the Institute of Medical Psychology at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU Munich), are seeking a Postdoc in Chronomicrobiology (Circadian Biology and Microbiology).
The Merrow Lab are hiring a post doctoral scientist to join their international ERC Synergy-funded team of chronomicrobiologists, representing a new field that bridges microbiology and circadian biology. This project follows up on their novel discovery of a circadian clock in Bacillus subtilis, a finding that opens a new frontier in these fields. This position, based at LMU Munich, concerns cracking the molecular mechanism of the B. subtilis clock as well as describing the clock according to chronobiological formalisms.
The scientist will use the outstanding toolkit afforded by B. subtilis to perform a genome-wide mutant screen. The work will be performed in close collaboration across the Synergy team, which includes partners at Leiden University (Netherlands) and The John Innes Centre (United Kingdom), thus requiring international travel and social skills consistent with cooperative working arrangements. The scientist will learn chronobiological principles and experimentation, and will play a key part of discovering this novel clock mechanism.
The successful applicant will have:
- Experience in molecular biology of bacteria, Bacillus subtilis or other model species;
- Skills in computer programming related to bioinformatics methods and/or time-series analysis;
- Affinity for quantitative data analysis;
- Ability to think critically and work independently;
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative (international) project.
Applications close on 30 January 2025.
For full details on how to apply, please visit the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich website.