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We seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our group at ICTER IPC PAS The position inlclude work upon project entitled “The effect of Western diet modified with vegetable oils on the healing process of skin wounds in mice”, financed by the NCN (National Science Centre). Our research focuses on single-cell genomics, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. The project involves transcriptomic and chromatin profiling of skin tissue. The postdoctoral researcher will work on cell-type-specific mechanisms underlying diet-related changes of healed skin based on wet laboratory ecperiments and bioinformatics The Institute provides an international and interdisciplinary research environment.

Details about the project: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/590787-en.pdf About the group: The Computational Genomics Group at IPC PAS is led by dr Marcin Tabaka and leverages experimental and computational approaches in highthroughput single-cell transcriptome and genome profiling to address fundamental questions in biomedical research (https://tabakalab.org)

• Design, execute, analyse, and interpret experiments including highthroughput single-cell RNA-Seq & ATAC-Seq profiling;

• Assess quality controls of NGS data generated in the project;

• Cooperate with the partners at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences;

• Interact effectively with group members;

• Participation in the research project and attendance at team meetings to share results;

• Prepare and write scientific papers for leading journals.

We offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 9600 PLN gross per month financed from the NCN OPUS 25, Project no. 2023/49/B/NZ9/01925, entitled “The effect of Western diet modified with vegetable oils on the healing process of skin wounds in mice.” 100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 6 months with a possible extension.

The job is the exciting project links to single-cell transcriptomics, genomics and bioinformatics, carried out in a forward-thinking and friendly environment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for short scientific visits in the group of our partners at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn as well as participation in seminars and international conferences. IPC PAS is one of the best scientific units in Poland, according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which guarantees the high quality of the research. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with enthusiastic scientists open to joint projects and collaborations. The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young Scientists competition and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition. Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.

• Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology, Biology, Genomics, or related quantitative discipline obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. Extension might apply according to National Science Centre, Poland, rules.

• Additionally, the candidate for the post-doctoral position must meet the following condition:

✓ their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced postdoctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree;

• Solid knowledge and familiarity with techniques in molecular biology and genomics;

• Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing. Knowledge of bioinformatics tools for analysis of genomics datasets;

• Excellent communication and organizational skills;

• Ability to work independently and interact effectively in an interdisciplinary team;

• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

The Commission will take into account the following criteria and evaluate applications on a point scale:

· Competence for specific tasks in a research project;

· Previous scientific achievements (publication record);

· Candidate’s own initiative in research projects.