Recruitment of the PostDoc of Metabolic Research Group
Project: Functional Omics Analysis of Metabolic Diseases to Advance Drug Discovery Research Excellence In LIOS
Acronym: TARGETWISE
Career profile: R3
LIOS is offering permanent position of PostDoc of Metabolic Research Group. The position is offered within the scope of European Regional Development Fund project TARGETWISE.
The main task of the Metabolic Research Group is to perform functional omics analyses of metabolic diseases to identify new drug targets and advance drug discovery at LIOS
Responsibilities and obligations
To raise funding for and manage public and private competitive research projects
To coordinate research activities with other LIOS research groups leading to integration with other group expertise at LIOS
To engage in supervising of student research work (PhDs and MScs)
To disseminate the research results in peer-reviewed scientific articles and to conduct other knowledge transfer activities
To commit for full period of the TARGETWISE project
To adhere to ethical standards
To respect contractual and legal obligations
To act according to professional standards
Rights:
To have flexibility in working time
To have stability of employment
To have safe and up-to date work environment (incl. the right to define the necessary infrastructure)
To enjoy equal non-discriminatory treatment throughout career development path
To enjoy scientific freedom in research activities in the domain of TARGETWISE
To freely choose (short-term) mobility
To enjoy IP and Co-authorship rights
To choose measures for professional development
To receive agreed upon remuneration
To conduct supervising of student research work
To have rights to complaints and appeals
To participate in decision making bodies, e.g., LIOS Scientific council.
All the above-mentioned responsibilities, rights and obligations are enforced by employment contract and LIOS internal rules and regulations.
Benefits:
Basic salary EUR 56 880, – p.a. before tax
Bonus payments for articles in high impact journals, supervised PhD and MSc thesis, awarded and managed public and private competitive projects
Health insurance
Dedicated funding for:
- a) training and short-term mobility (e.g., scientific conferences);
- b) upgrade and build-up of infrastructure;
Applications must be in English and include:
- Motivation letter (up to 1 A4 page), particularly outlining experience in bioinformatics, data science and knowledge of omics;
- CV in Europass format, providing data of work experience, education, trainings and mobility, personal skills (language skills, communication skills, organisation/managerial skills, computer skills), publications (indicating the contribution of applicant to the publication, number of citations, impact factor of the journal), h-index, monographs, participation in international conferences (outlining the invited lectures), patents, projects (indicating the role of the applicant in the project), honours and awards, memberships, supervision and mentoring, teaching); CV should also include information about the applicant’s three most significant publications, explaining their impact and importance in the field.
- Names and contact details of at least two referees who have agreed to be contacted;
Recruitment Committee members:
- Helgi B. Schiöth, ERA-Chair holder, LIOS
- Maija Dambrova, Project Manager, LIOS
- Prof. Reinis Vilskersts, Task Leader, LIOS
- Ieva Uskure, Head of LIOS Human Resources department
- Raivis Žalubovskis, chair of Gender Equality Committee, LIOS
Application deadline: 2 June 2026
Contacts for additional info and apply to: recruit_tgws@farm.osi.lv
Recruitment of the leader of Natural Products Research group
Project: Natural Products Research at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis as a Driver for Excellence in Innovation
Acronym: Natalion
Career profile: R4
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) is offering fixed term position of the leader of Natural Products Research (NPR) group. The position is offered within the call HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01 ERA Chair project Natalion.
The main research directions of the NPR group are:
- focus on accessing microbial diversity unique to Baltic area;
- setting up collections of ready-to-screen microbial fermentation extracts;
- establishing metabolomics platform;
- establishing genomic platform
- genome mining for new chemistry and enzymology.
Responsibilities and obligations
To lead the NRP group (incl. daily management of the group).
To rise funding for and manage public and private competitive research projects.
To coordinate research activities with other LIOS research groups leading to integration with other Chemical Biology expertise at LIOS.
To engage in supervising of student research work (PhDs and MScs).
To disseminate her/his research results in peer-reviewed scientific articles and to conduct other knowledge transfer activities.
To commit for remaining period of Natalion grant (~1 year).
To take due care of innovation management and be engaged on broader valorisation activities of the research results.
To adhere to ethical standards.
To respect contractual and legal obligations.
To act according to professional standards.
Rights
To have flexibility in working time.
To have stability of employment.
To have safe and up-to date work environment (incl. the right to define the necessary infrastructure).
To enjoy equal non-discriminatory treatment throughout career development path.
To enjoy scientific freedom in research activities in the domain of NPR.
To freely choose (short-term) mobility.
To enjoy IP and Co-authorship rights.
To choose measures for professional development.
To receive agreed upon remuneration.
To conduct supervising of student research work.
To have rights to complaints and appeals.
To participate in decision making bodies, e.g. LIOS Scientific council.
All the above mentioned responsibilities, rights, and obligations are enforced by employment contract and LIOS internal rules and regulations.
Benefits
Basic salary EUR 64 560,- p.a. before tax.
Bonus payments for articles in high impact journals, supervised PhD and MSc thesis, awarded and managed public and private competitive projects.
Health insurance.
Dedicated funding for: a) training and short term mobility (e.g. scientific conferences); b) sustaining NPR group (~5 FTEs) with secured financing for ~ 1 year.
Applications must be in English and include:
- motivation letter, particularly outlining experience in NPR;
- CV, including academic qualifications, mobility experience, management experience, teaching and supervising record (MSc and PhD thesis supervised), and fundraising experience (composition, number, and monetary volume of research projects);
- optional – recommendation letters on leadership skills and teamwork;
- research plan – will only have to be submitted at the second round of the selection process.
Recruitment Committee members:
- Stefano Donadio, ERA-Chair holder, LIOS /link/
- Aigars Jirgensons, LIOS Deputy Director for Science /link/
- Dace Kārkle, LIOS Director /link/
- Prof. Emilio Parisini, the head of LIOS Biotechnology Group /link/
- Zanda Jurjane, Executive Director of Association of the Latvian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry /link/