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Researcher (part-time temporary position)

University of Bergen

The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.

There are five departments and seven centres at Faculty of Medicine. Read More about the faculty and departments.

At the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, a part-time temporary position (20 %) as researcher is available for å period of 6 months. The position is external financed by Research Council and for the time being a part of the project “Bacterial peptidylarginine deiminase, a link between gums and joint disease”. The project has a temporary financing for 6 months.

About the project/work tasks:

• Projects investigates the interaction of the periodontal-disease related pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis on the development of rheumatoid arthritis
• The focus of the project is on activity of bacterial peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) and its function as a virulence factor
• As deimination (citrullination) is common phenomenon in both, periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis, the PAD activity is in the keystone of the project
• Characterization of the PAD enzyme activity, regulation and interaction with host peptides and proteins is essential
• Multiple methods of PAD activity assessment are available and will be further optimized and developed during the project implementation

Qualification and personal qualities:

• the applicant must hold a relevant Norwegian PhD or equivalent doctoral degree
• the successful applicant must have experience in characterization of bacterial enzymes, their interaction with synthetic and natural substrates, enzyme kinetics and enzymology
• applicants who also have experience in HPLC-based techniques, including method design and fluorescent detection of the reaction products are particularly welcome to apply for this position. In addition, the good understanding of the protein and proteomics techniques (mass spectrometry, protein/peptide sequencing) is welcome.
• the applicant must be experienced in counseling, teaching, writing manuscripts and preferentially also grant applications
• personal skills, including abilities to work independently and cooperate within a research group will be evaluated
• the applicant must be motivated and responsible, and also have a great work capacity and enthusiasm for research
• the candidate must be fluent in written and oral English
• experience with international collaboration is an advantage

We can offer:

• a good and challenging work environment in research front of the bacterial flora influence on the burden of the civilization-related diseases.
• salary at level 59 - 62 (code 1109/salary scale 24.3 – 24.6), currently NOK 523 200-552 800 gross p.a. for a fulltime position; following ordinary meriting regulations.
• enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• good welfare benefits

The following premise forms the basis for the post as researcher:

• the researcher will be a member of the research group of which the topic/project belongs to
• the salary shall if possible be 100 % covered by external financing
• the researcher shall actively contribute to attract external funding to the research project, both for her/his own position and other positions, from the Research Council of Norway, EU and other sources
• the researcher is expected to have her/his research activity financed by the project of the researcher and the projects of the associated research group
• the Head of Department may allocate work for the Researcher related to specific research projects
• the researcher may participate in committee work and other administrative tasks within the University of Bergen
• the researcher has no teaching duties, but is expected to supervise master students and PhD candidates when this is a natural part of the research activity of the research group
• the researcher may apply for competence promotion according to the regulations for promotions
• the basis for the position ceases if no further project funding and new law on state officials etc. on dismissal and preferential rights will be applied to permanent employees

Your application must include:

• a brief letter of application stating your motivation for the position, why you are applying and why this position is perfect for you
• an overview of your education and work experience (CV)
• witnessed copies of diplomas and relevant certificates (applicants with education from other countries than Norway must enclose diplomas in both the original language and authorized translations)
• publications and academic work (max 10) and a list of these
• your PhD thesis (in PDF)
• two referees (name and contact information)

It is very important that each of the scholarly works on which the committee should place special emphasis, is attached in its entirety.

General information:

Further information about the position can be obtained from:

• Associate Professor Piotr Mydel, phone: +47 5558 5423 or e-mail: Piotr.mydel@uib.no

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.

The University of Bergen applies the principles of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.

Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named in the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

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