Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) is offering fixed term position of the technician 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 will be:
- accessing microbial diversity unique to Baltic area
- setting up collections of microbial fermentation extracts
- establishing genomic and metabolomics platforms.
| Project | Natural Products Research at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis as a Driver for Excellence in Innovation |
| Acronym | Natalion |
| Website | https://natalion.osi.lv |
| Career profile | R1 (First Stage Researcher) |
| Type of contract | Temporary |
| Employment type | Full time |
| Application deadline | 15 Sep 2023 – 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) |
Evaluation criteria and methodology for the recruitment of the technician of Natural Products Research group (download).
Responsibilities and obligations
- To manage and maintain the microbial strains collection
- To assist in microbial stains collection and post-process
- To perform large scale cultivation of microbial strains
- To perform general lab assigned duties such as inventory, consumables order, and others
- 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 choose measures for professional development
- To receive agreed upon remuneration
- To have rights to complaints and appeals
All the above mentioned responsibilities, rights, and obligations are enforced by employment contract and LIOS internal rules and regulations.
Benefits
- Basic salary EUR 30 000,- p.a. before tax
- Health insurance
Applications must be in English and include
- motivation letter
- CV
- optional – recommendation letters
Recruitment Committee members
- Prof. Stefano Donadio, ERA-Chair holder, LIOS
- Chin-Soon Phan, PhD, Leader of the Natural Products Research group, LIOS
- Prof. Aigars Jirgensons, LIOS Deputy Director for Science
- Dace Kārkle, LIOS Deputy Director of Administration, Finance and Law
- Asst. Prof. Emilio Parisini, the head of LIOS Biotechnology Group
- Zanda Jurjane, Executive Director of Association of the Latvian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry
Apply to
E-mail: pd@osi.lv