Postdoc in Metabolic Modelling and Fluxomics

at  Kbenhavns Universitet

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

The University of Copenhagen is seeking an experienced Postdoc fellow to commence on May 1, 2025, or after agreement, for the Moritz Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR), University of Copenhagen.

ABOUT US

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharmacology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR’s Strategy 2024–2028.
CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at PANUM since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The postdoc will be part of a newly funded Novo Nordisk Foundation Synergy Project “CarbonTree”, a collaboration between Moritz-group, the Niittylä-group at the Umeå Plant Science Center, Sweden, and the Mähönen-group at the University of Helsinki, Finland. CarbonTree will investigate metabolic fluxes leading to wood formation using innovative sequencing and isotope techniques. The postdoc will be responsible for setting up and fine-tuning constraint-based metabolic models in the project. Additionally, the postdoc will be invited to collaborate on existing research projects involving fluxomics and metabolic modelling, and will have the opportunity to pitch additional projects and integrate their own interests.

PROFILE

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

• PhD in bioscience, computational biology or similar related fields.
• A strong understanding of molecular metabolism and flux modelling
• Experience with writing software code
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral

Desirable experience and skills:

• Hands-on experience with metabolic modelling
• Experience with the analysis and integration of multiple types of omics data
• Experience in chromatography and mass spectrometry

Please refer the Job description for details