Researcher in ex vivo dietary microbiome interventions

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UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Researcher having extensive experience with ex vivo and in vitro microbiome culture and characterization to work in the Arumugam Group at The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). The position is a 2-year position starting December 1, 2024, or after agreement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project aims to decipher how dietary components affect specific members of the human gut microbiome using high-throughput dietary interventions on ex-vivo human gut microbiomes.

PROFILE

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Researcher with the following competencies and qualifications:

Essential criteria:

• PhD in microbiology, molecular biology or a similar field
• Minimum of three years’ of postdoc experience.
• Strong project management and coordination skills.
• Solid experience in operating large volume anaerobic chambers.
• Solid experience in operating fed-batch fermenters (e.g. SHIME, TIM-2) and maintaining continuous cultures of fecal microbial communities.
• Strong experience in generating and interpreting metabolomic data from in vitro microbial communities.
• Strong collaborative skills; ability to share knowledge and expertise, and provide support to a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven track record showing scientific productivity in peer reviewed journals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Strong interest in learning more about the life science area, particularly metabolic disorders.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience in culturomics approaches.
• Experience in setting up defined synthetic microbial communities in vitro.
• Experience in identifying high-value compounds from microbial world.
• Insight in the area of health, life science and nutrition research.

Please refer the Job description for details