PhD-student position: Development of a Multi-receptor assay/array for food analytics
of an Early Stage Researcher (PhD student)
in the frame of a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN):
Sample In – Answer Out Optochemical Sensing Systems (SAMOSS)
SAMOSS is an international network project funded by the European Union started on October 1st 2013 with partners in Germany, Austria, France, Israel, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
The successful candidate will be working on an individual project at the University of Applied Sciences Jena on the Development of a Multi-receptor sensor platform based on optical detection methods for food analysis and in close cooperation with the SAMOSS partner institutions.
Tasks of the envisaged project:
Establishment of a multiple receptor Lab-on-a-Chip array/assay with fluorescence detection to measure chemical food contamination.
Special tasks will include:
• Development of a sensor array/assay composed of various synthetic receptors such as calixarenes or antibodies for identification of component profiles
• Implementation of high-sensitive detection principles based on fluorescence
• Integration of the sensor assay/array into a Lab-on-a-Chip-Platform
• Sample preparation and microfluidic handling of fluid samples incorporated in the Lab-on-a-Chip-system
Expertise sought:
• Master degree in analytical chemistry, biotechnology or biochemistry
• Wide range of spectroscopic experience is an absolute prerequisite i.e. UV-VIS-, fluorescence- and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.
• Practical experiences in bio- and chemo-analysis is essential
• knowledge and experience in micro-system-engineering is welcome
• Very good English language skills are essential
• Basics in German language are welcome
The employment in this position should begin in April or May/June 2014 for the duration of 36 months including secondments to partner institutions. We offer highly competitive monthly living and mobility allowances depending on family status in accordance to the PEOPLE Work Programme 2013 (European Commission C(2012)4561 of 9 July 2012) as well as full social benefits. The salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie ESR position.
We respect the principles of employment equity and gender balance policy, welcoming applications from women, ethnic and visible minorities and people with disabilities. The University of Applied Sciences Jena strives to increase the proportion of women in science and therefore specifically encourages female applicants to apply for this position. Researchers can be of any nationality and must comply with the rule for mobility at the time of recruitment, thus they should be in their first four years of their research career and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. They also shall not have spent more than 12 months within the last three years in the country of their host institution.
Please send your application in English by post, or E-mail (one single pdf-file!), including Cover letter outlining the motivation and qualification for the project position; Curriculum vitae (CV); List of publications; Copies of university degree(s) and school certificates; 2 Letters of reference to
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Feller
University of Applied Sciences Jena
Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology
Carl-Zeiss Promenade 2
07745 Jena, Germany
Phone: +49 3641 205 621
E-mail: SAMOSS@fh-jena.de
of an Early Stage Researcher (PhD student)
in the frame of a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN):
Sample In – Answer Out Optochemical Sensing Systems (SAMOSS)
SAMOSS is an international network project funded by the European Union started on October 1st 2013 with partners in Germany, Austria, France, Israel, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
The successful candidate will be working on an individual project at the University of Applied Sciences Jena on the Development of a Multi-receptor sensor platform based on optical detection methods for food analysis and in close cooperation with the SAMOSS partner institutions.
Tasks of the envisaged project:
Establishment of a multiple receptor Lab-on-a-Chip array/assay with fluorescence detection to measure chemical food contamination.
Special tasks will include:
• Development of a sensor array/assay composed of various synthetic receptors such as calixarenes or antibodies for identification of component profiles
• Implementation of high-sensitive detection principles based on fluorescence
• Integration of the sensor assay/array into a Lab-on-a-Chip-Platform
• Sample preparation and microfluidic handling of fluid samples incorporated in the Lab-on-a-Chip-system
Expertise sought:
• Master degree in analytical chemistry, biotechnology or biochemistry
• Wide range of spectroscopic experience is an absolute prerequisite i.e. UV-VIS-, fluorescence- and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.
• Practical experiences in bio- and chemo-analysis is essential
• knowledge and experience in micro-system-engineering is welcome
• Very good English language skills are essential
• Basics in German language are welcome
The employment in this position should begin in April or May/June 2014 for the duration of 36 months including secondments to partner institutions. We offer highly competitive monthly living and mobility allowances depending on family status in accordance to the PEOPLE Work Programme 2013 (European Commission C(2012)4561 of 9 July 2012) as well as full social benefits. The salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie ESR position.
We respect the principles of employment equity and gender balance policy, welcoming applications from women, ethnic and visible minorities and people with disabilities. The University of Applied Sciences Jena strives to increase the proportion of women in science and therefore specifically encourages female applicants to apply for this position. Researchers can be of any nationality and must comply with the rule for mobility at the time of recruitment, thus they should be in their first four years of their research career and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. They also shall not have spent more than 12 months within the last three years in the country of their host institution.
Please send your application in English by post, or E-mail (one single pdf-file!), including Cover letter outlining the motivation and qualification for the project position; Curriculum vitae (CV); List of publications; Copies of university degree(s) and school certificates; 2 Letters of reference to
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Feller
University of Applied Sciences Jena
Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology
Carl-Zeiss Promenade 2
07745 Jena, Germany
Phone: +49 3641 205 621
E-mail: SAMOSS@fh-jena.de
