Group leader positions open at UPSC

GROUP LEADER POSITIONS OPEN AT UPSC

Categoria: Opportunità di Lavoro
Inviato da: Björn Sundberg

Luogo: Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden
Data evento: 19 – 24 Mar 2010
Contatto: Bjorn.Sundberg@genfys.slu.se
Web: http://www.upsc.se/News/Open-Positions/two-group-leader-positions-open-at-upsc.htm

Contenuti:
** Two group leader positions open at Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden **

We are looking for two group leaders with the ambition to establish
internationally competitive research related to feedstock and bioenergy. The
positions come with a start-up package including a PhD/post doc positions
and running expenses. Both positions will work within the framework of
Bio4Energy (http://www.bio4energy.se), a novel Swedish centre for
bioenergy with emphasis on forest feedstock. This stimulating network will
provide a supportive environment, and exiting connections towards wood
processing and biorefinng in academia and industry. You will be based at
Umeå Plant Science Centre, an internationally recognized centre in
experimental plant biology and forest biotechnology. A total of about 180
persons from 35 countries are working here of which about 30 are group
leaders. UPSC offers state of the art technical platforms for performing
cutting edge research in plant biology and forest biotechnology.

*Position 1 “Lignocellulose Biology”
*Your research should focus on basic biology of lignocellulose feedstock,
with possible applications for the use of forest feedstock as a source of
energy and materials. Apply at; http://personal.slu.se//LEDANS/2010-912.pdf

*Position 2 “Metabolic Engineering”
*Your research should focus on the metabolic flow from photosynthetic carbon
fixation to soluble and insoluble end products with possible applications to
modify both quantitative and qualitative aspects of plant biomass
production.

For further information see
http://www.upsc.se/News/Open-Positions/two-group-leader-positions-open-at-upsc.htm

Björn Sundberg