Professor in Perturbational Systems Biology

at  Universiteit Gent

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

You lecture, when applicable, course units in the discipline of perturbational systems biology. The teaching assignment is mainly situated within the Bachelor and Master program in Biomedical Molecular Biology. You are also responsible for supervising bachelor’s and master’s theses.

EXPERIENCE

• You have a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology or a related field.
• You have already conducted high-quality scientific research in Systems Biology, as evidenced by publications in high-quality scientific journals and peer-reviewed books;
• You have experience in modeling cell-cell communication, the study of gene expression regulation, the analysis of multiplexed CRISPR screens.
• You have strong programming skills in languages such as Python and R
• You have experience in the analysis of omics dataset using statistical or machine learning methods
• You have experience in the development of wet lab protocols for performing in vivo CRISPR screens (e.g. PERTURB-seq)
• You have experience in the development of wet lab protocols for performing single-cell and spatial transcriptomics on tissue samples.
• You are able to initiate and supervise scientific research and collect the necessary funds for this;
• You have didactic skills aimed at developing and realizing academic competencies in university students;
• Recommended:
• International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
• Experience with computational modelling of the immune system;
• Experience in supervising master’s and doctoral students
• You must master the language of instruction in which you will teach a course at CEFR- level C1.You can demonstrate this by means of a language certificate or a diploma obtained from an institution in which that language is the language of instruction. In addition, Article II.270, §1 of the Codex of Higher Education requires that: (i) you must master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level A2 within two years after the start of the appointment. (ii) you must be able to master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level of B2 within five years after the start of the appointment. More info: Language requirements at Ghent University for professorial staff — Ghent University (ugent.be)

SKILLS / ATTITUDE

• You are quality-oriented;
• You take initiative;
• You have good didactic skills;
• You are a team player;
• You have good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• You develop leadership within your field;
• When developing your research, you are also prepared to focus on complementarity with existing research in the Biomedical Molecular Biology department, the Faculty of Sciences and the Ugent-VIB Inflammation Research Center and thus build bridges and set up collaborations with other research units within Ghent University and VIB.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• You hold a thesis-based doctorate in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology or a related field or a diploma or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education).

Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.

• You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 February 2025. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.

Please refer the Job description for details