About the position

The Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 2 year researcher–position related to Nutrition.

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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NMBU has 1700 employees and 5200 students and is organized in seven faculties. NMBU has a campus in Ås and in Oslo. In the autumn of 2020 we are co-located on Ås. Further information on NMBU is available at www.nmbu.no

About the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at NMBU is the country's only veterinary professional education and provide expertise in veterinary medicine and veterinary public health. The Faculty educates veterinarians, animal nurses and doctoral students in Veterinary Science and researches in veterinary medicine and related biomedical fields. We have 500 students and 430 employees.

The faculty consists of the departments Basal and Aquamedicine, Food Safety and Infection Biology, Production Animal Medicine and Sports and Family Animal Medicine. We also run the University Animal Hospital, which is closely linked to our research and education, and receives patients from all over the country.

The Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic medicine has about 100 employees and undertakes teaching, research and dissemination within the fields of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Anatomy and Pathology, Biochemistry and Physiology, Genetics and Clinical Pathology.

NMBU Veterinary College is today located at Campus Adamstuen in Oslo. In August, 2020, we move into new beautiful premises at Campus Ås.

The research group Nutrition and health of domestic animals, under Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 2-year researcher/ postdoc position. The duration of the position may be extended depending on availability of grants. The group is involved in several projects addressing research questions such as possible beneficial and detrimental health effects of new feed ingredients for salmon and other domesticated animals. Among the ingredients under investigation are insects, seaweed, new varieties of soybeans and functional ingredients. The research is funded by public as well as private research grants.

The group has a substantial professional network within the aquacultural community, and most research projects involve collaboration with the aquaculture industry, both feed and fish producers. For all projects effects on gut health is a main focus, and the work involves feeding experiments with various animal species, first of all Atlantic salmon, but zebrafish, mink and chickens are also used.

In vitro model systems of the fish gut are also used to address mechanistic effects of feed components and additives. Our analytical tools range from classical biochemical and physiological to the most modern molecular tools, including histopathological and other clinical methods as well as tools for characterization of microbiota. The group has several highly skilled co-workers who share the project work according to expertise and timing of milestones of the projects. We are now seeking an outstanding candidate with a background in omics technologies and bioinformatics to join our team.

Main tasks

The research will be connected to several ongoing research projects, all of which address relationship between feed composition, gut function and health in salmon and zebrafish.

• Perform bioinformatics analyses of large datasets obtained by high throughput sequencing (e.g. RNA-seq, metagenomics)
• Assist in other research tasks such as sample collection and biochemical, molecular and histopathological analyses
• Supervision of PhD students in their omics work

Acdemic Qualifications

Required Academic qualifications

• A PhD in bioinformatics, biostatistics, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, physiology or related field
• Experience in processing of large datasets derived from high throughput sequencing

Desired Academic qualifications

• Statistical knowledge on omics data integration
• Experience with molecular methods as well as classical methods relevant for the study of functional and health characteristics of the gut
• Knowledge on animal nutrition, digestive physiology, immunology and/or gut health

Required personal skills

• Proficiency in both spoken and written English
• Result-oriented and highly motivated
• High work capacity
• Ability to collaborate

Desired personal skills

• Fluent Norwegian
• Can start the work soon
• Ability to establish research networks and work independently under varying conditions

Remuneration and information

The position is placed in government pay scale position code 1109 Researcher, wage framework 24 (salary grade 61-70) (NOK 542.400-640.200) on the Norwegian Government salary scale upon employment depending on qualifications. The position follows ordinary meriting regulations.

For further information, please contact:

• Professor Åshild Krogdahl, e-mail: ashild.krogdahl@nmbu.no; phone +47 67232025 or
• Dr. Trond M. Kortner, e-mail: trond.kortner@nmbu.no; phone +47 91808343

general Information to applicants

Application

To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply for this job' button above. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Application deadline: 08.09.2019

Up to ten publications selected by the applicant as most relevant must be attached to the application. If it is difficult to identify the contribution of the applicant in multiple-author publications, a short explanation about the applicant’s part of the work is suggested.

Printed material which cannot be sent electronically should be sent by surface mail to Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, within 08.09.2019. Please quote reference number 19/03143.

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