PhD Candidate in molecular medical microbiology at IKOM

Stipendiat; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 480,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

NTNU seeks a PhD candidate for an interdisciplinary project within the AMR preparedness and response initiative. You will contribute to four closely coordinated PhD projects under renowned professors, collaborating across IKOM and ISS departments to advance rapid diagnostics research.

Responsibilities include conducting rigorous research, publishing findings, and engaging in dissemination, with opportunities to learn from colleagues beyond your home project.

Qualifications

• Must meet the admission requirements for the faculty's Doctoral Programme.

Responsibilities

• Complete the doctoral education until obtaining a doctorate.
• Perform high-quality research within the described framework.
• Publish scholarly articles and disseminate science to the public.

Skills

Research

Academic writing

Education

Doctoral programme admission required

Job description

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NTNU is a broad-based university with atechnical-scientific profile and a focusin professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.

At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 43,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.

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About the position

We are recruiting a PhD candidate to one project which is part of four closely coordinated PhD projects in the NTNU interdisciplinary research project “ Preparedness and Response to AMR, the silent pandemic” led by Professor Marit Otterlei, Department of Clinical and Molecular medicine ( IKOM ),and Professor Heidrun Åm, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, Department for Sociology and Political Science ( ISS ).

As the four projects are closely integrated PhD projects, the candidates will have a unique opportunity to learn from and collaborate with experts beyond the scope of their own primary research projects.

About the project

PhD project 3:Emerging technologies enabling rapid precision diagnostics of severe infection

Bloodstream infection (BSI) and sepsis are severe infections with high mortality. Current methods for diagnosis of BSI rely largely on blood culture, which takes days and may delay effective treatment. The aim of this project is to develop a method for rapid and accurate identification of bacteria and yeast causing BSI, where delayed diagnosis may result in inadequate antimicrobial therapy and poor clinical outcome. The PhD candidate will develop and optimize a method for magnetic nanobead-based enrichment of bacterial and yeast pathogens directly from whole blood, combined with rapid nucleic acid extraction and sensitive molecular and mass spectrometry-based detection methods. The project will address challenges related to low pathogen concentrations and host-derived background interference and aims to establish an integrated diagnostic platform enabling faster and more accurate pathogen diagnosis in patients with BSI. The PhD candidate will be working closely with researchers and students in the research group and collaborate with the other PhDcandidates within the interdisciplinary main project “Preparedness and Response to AMR, the silent pandemic”.

Duties of the position

Be prepared for changes to your work duties after employment.

• Complete the doctoral education until obtaining a doctorate
• Perform research of good quality within the framework described above
• Academic publications and popular science dissemination

Required selection criteria

• You must meet the requirements for admission to the faculty's Doctoral Programme ,see