Postdoctoral Researcher
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ - via Umantis - Leipzig - 03-06-2022
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Employment start: 01.09.2022
Working hours: 100 % (39 hours/ week), initially limited to 3 years
Your tasks:
- Quantitative bioanalytics with gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion chromatography.
- In particular, method development in the field of coupling chromatographic methods (IC, LC, GC) with mass spectrometry (MS and HRMS)
- Development and application of in situ extraction methods for enrichment and recovery of microbial metabolomes
- Multivariate data analysis
- Cooperation with metabolic modelling team
Your profile:
- Completed doctoral degree in chemistry/ biochemistry with focus on analytics
- First work experience in the mentioned field is desirable
- Experience with high resolution mass spectrometry and MSn
- Experience with analytical and preparative separation methods for enrichment of low molecular weight biomolecules
- Confident English language skills essential
- Experience with analytics software Chromeleon, Xcalibur, Compound Discoverer, and statistical packages is desireable
We offer:
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between basic research and close to being ready for application
- Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams and excellent links with national and international research networks
- A vibrant region with a high quality of life and a wide cultural offering for a balance between family and professional life
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