We are offering a PhD scholarship inprevention of post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs commencing 31 December 2018. 

Our group and research 

In our section with
approximately 50 employees we are working with production, nutrition and health
aspects in farmed animals. The pig health research group with approximately 10
employees has a strong focus on tools for antibiotic reduction in pig herds.

Project description 

The aim of the project is to test E. coli specific bacteriophages used for
prevention of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets.

Principal supervisor is Professor
Jens Peter Nielsen, Department of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences; e-mail [email protected], phone +45 2125 5926.  

Job description 

Your key tasks as a PhD student are: 

• Carry through an
  independent research project under supervision. 
• Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding
  to approx. 30 ECTS points. 
• Participate in active research environments including a stay at
  another research team. 
• Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related
  to your PhD project. 
• Teach and disseminate your research. 
• Write a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project. 

Key criteria for the assessment of candidates 

Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related
to the subject area of the project e.g. veterinary medicine.

Other important
criteria are: 

• The
  grade point average achieved 
• Professional
  qualifications relevant to the PhD programme 
• License to carry
  out animal experiments in Denmark 
• Previous publications 
• Relevant work experience 
• Other professional activities 
• Curious mind-set
  with a strong interest in pig health 
• Language skills. 

Place of
employment 

The place of employment is at Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,
Frederiksberg, University of
Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and
international research environment.  

Terms of employment and employment 

The employment as PhD fellow is a full
time and for 3 years. Starting date is December 31, 2018, or after agreement.

The appointment as a PhD fellow is for 3
years. It is conditioned upon the candidate’s success­ful enrolment in the PhD
school at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific
project formulated by the applicant. 

The PhD study must be
completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013)
and the University’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension and terms
of employment are in accordance with the agree­ment between the Ministry of
Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics
in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary begins around 26,755
DKK /approx. 3,567 EUR (April 2018-level) plus pension. 

Questions 

For specific information about the PhD
scholarship, please contact the principal supervisor. 

Your application must be submitted
electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’
below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:   

Application deadline: 15 November 2018,
23.59 pm CET.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the
deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the
abovementioned requirements. 

The further process  

After the expiry of the deadline for
applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for
assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then
immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by
an unbiased assessor.
The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with
respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other
requirements listed in the advertisement. 

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the
opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the
applicant him/herself.  

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no.
242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.  

Interviews are
expected to be held in week 50.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society
and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal
background.

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.

Applications are invited for a position as a senior researcher at Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University with start on 1 August 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is part time (18 hours/week).

The position is dedicated to research in functional and structural studies of membranes and their interaction with membrane proteins. In particular ion-channels and membrane transporters in relation to the identification and exploration of appropriate compounds that interact with these targets and thereby can lead to the development of drugs useful in the treatment for various diseases and medical conditions.

The successful candidate will be expected to carry on research related to the function of ion-channels and artificial build ion-channels with focus on biochemical characterization, structural studies and drug development.

The candidate is expected to have a thorough knowledge and experience in the field of membrane proteins, including their expression, biochemical characterization and structure determination. The candidate will furthermore be expected to master structure determination of complexes of targets and drug candidates, structure-based drug design and docking procedures for development of new drug candidates.

The candidate will in addition to the mentioned researched be expected to acts as Research Business Manager for the department. This entails:

take the initiative and support cooperation with business and industry, other units at Aarhus University or other parties

help to ensure that relevant information finds the right recipient, regardless of whether the recipient is located at the ambassador’s own department or unit or elsewhere in the university or its surroundings

ensure the gathering of experience and internal coordination at Aarhus University

For further information please contact Head of Department of Biomedicine, Thomas G. Jensen by email [email protected] (please note that applications cannot be sent to this e-mail address – see section on application below).
Required qualifications

Appointment as a senior researcher requires research and teaching qualifications at such level as can be attained following a satisfactory period of appointment as a researcher, but which could also be achieved otherwise. It is assumed that applicants have received supervision and training in university education and have received a positive written assessment of their teaching qualifications.

Formalities and references

Deadline

All applications must be made online and received by:

04.06.2018

Please apply online here

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with
a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society
nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment
to its 40,000 students and 8,000 employees, and has an annual budget of EUR 860 million
Learn more at www.au.dk/en .