4-year Postdoc in marine Ecotoxicology

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); Wilhelmshaven; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading university in Germany is seeking an advanced postdoctoral researcher focused on ecotoxicological studies related to birds and aquatic ecosystems. The candidate will contribute to a long-term research project that involves analyzing samples and developing methodologies for pollutant detection in the context of environmental science. The successful applicant will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and is expected to have strong analytical skills and experience in relevant research fields.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in running and maintaining analytical equipment.
• Proficient in ecotoxicological study methods using GC-MS and LC-MS.
• Excellent English communication and publication skills.

Aufgaben

• Conduct ecotoxicological analyses of bird eggs and pollutants.
• Optimize detection procedures for various pollutants.
• Support development of ecotoxicological tests for corals.

Kenntnisse

Analytical methods

Ecotoxicological studies

Self-organization

Laboratory management

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Team leadership

Marine natural products research

Ausbildung

PhD in Chemistry, Biology, Marine Environmental Science or related field

Completed academic university degree (master or equivalent)

Tools

Gas chromatography - mass spectrometers (GC-MS)

Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC-MS)

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Jobbeschreibung

One research focus of the Environmental Biochemistry Group is ecotoxicological studies on birds and corals. Studies on birds focus on an over 20 yearlong timeseries of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as PCBs, mercury, chlorobenzenes, DDT, and chlordane along the North Sea.

The successful candidate will contribute to our ongoing scientific efforts with a focus on the analyses of bird eggs to continue the over 20 yearlong timeseries of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The candidate will be joining team members working on the ecotoxicology of corals, chemical and microbial ecologists, chemists and microbiologist at the ICBM in Wilhelmshaven. The successful candidate will extract and analyze bird eggs from various locations along the North Sea. By applying and developing various GC-MS and LC-MS methods for the detection and quantification of various pollutants, the successful candidate will optimize current procedures. In addition, the candidate could potentially support team members in the development of an ecotoxicological test for corals and/or studies on the ecological role of secondary metabolites from marine macro- and microorganisms. A current focus is the search for novel coral larvae settlement cues and investigations on the function of already known settlement cues in the tropical coral reef environment.

We are seeking an advanced postdoctoral researcher to carry out ecotoxicological projects on birds for a period of up to 4 years. The highly motivated postdoctoral candidate should have a strong background and extensive experience in ecotoxicological studies, especially in running and maintaining high resolution gas chromatography - mass spectrometers.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in Chemistry, Biology, Marine Environmental Science orrelated field
• Completed academic university degree (master or equivalent)
• Extensive experience in running and maintaining analyticalequipment such as gas-chromatography mass spectrometers(GC-MS)
• Efficient self-organization and laboratory management skills
• Experience in analytical methods (extractions of variousmatrixes/samples) for ecotoxicological studies using GC-MS andLC-MS
• Excellent English speaking and writing/publication skills areessential
• Candidate should be inquisitive and critical thinking, problem solving and team-leading

Additional Qualifications desirable:

• Experience is ecotoxicological data processing and analyses
• Strong background and experience in metabolomics and marinenatural products research (i.e., extraction, dereplication, isolation(preparative HPLC), structure elucidation via MS, MS/MS andNMR)
• Experience with metabolomic studies (i.e., targeted anduntargeted metabolomics)