MSCA Fellow in the field of virology
- Your supervisor for your research through training project will be Denis Kutnjak, and here is link to his references:
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We are searching for a researcher who will work in a dynamic and internationally active research group using state-of-the-art molecular biology techniques for detection, surveillance and/or studies of biology, diversity, and evolution of viruses.
The researcher will work at the Microbiology unit of the Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology. The department is committed to generate highest quality scientific knowledge about complex biological processes with an emphasis on interactions between pathogens and their hosts. This is achieved using state-of-the-art equipment, inclusion in European infrastructural centres, an established quality control system, and involvement in many European and other international projects. At Microbiology unit, we perform research spanning from biology, biodiversity, evolution, epidemiology, and diagnostics of microbes to development and validation of tools for their detection. We use state-of-the art techniques to address different research questions. Our research is focused on plant pathogens, but also other organisms pathogenic to human and animals, environmental virology, water-based epidemiology, and viral ecology (studies of viromes of organisms and environmental samples in an ecosystemic context). We are part of European reference laboratory for pests on plants (for viruses and phytoplasmas).
We seek for a candidate with PhD in biology / biotechnology / microbiology / bioinformatics / biostatistics / biochemistry or any other similar fields. Experiences in big data analysis, statistics, data visualization, bioinformatics and/or virology are beneficial. The candidate will work in a collaborative team (currently 15 people) environment comprised of senior researchers, laboratory associates, postdocs, PhD students and others. The exact topic and plan of the research work will be determined together with the candidate according to his skills, ideas, and ambitions within the ongoing research directions of the group. It will likely connect knowledge from different scientific fields, especially virology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. Research will be aimed at understanding the diversity, survival, evolution, and role of viruses in ecosystems. In this, the researcher will use a range of classical and modern virology and molecular biology approaches, such as high-throughput sequencing (e.g., Illumina, Oxford Nanopore Technologies) with subsequent bioinformatic analysis of data, quantitative and digital PCR, electron microscopy, and biological infectivity tests.
