Postdoctoral Researcher in Fish Nutrition and Health for the Aquaculture Program

Job Details

Tasks and Responsibilities:
-Execution of scientific and technical tasks taking part in the planning and execution of the project experiments to ensure the achievement of milestones.
-Supervision the technical personnel and students that will support the research project.
-Provide support to on-going activities focused on functional and alternative ingredients.
-Perform literature review, data collection and management, involving statistical analysis.
-Attending consortium meetings.

-Writing project reports and high-quality scientific articles.
-Collaborate in the positioning the Program as a group of excellence through regular peer-reviewed publications, contributions at national and international congresses.

Requirements

Required qualifications and experience:
-PhD in Aquaculture, Veterinary Sciences, or equivalent.
-Proven experience in the research field of fish nutrition and health, including international experience.
-Knowledge on bacterial diseases and immunology. Experience in biochemistry, immunology, microbiology and transcriptomics.
-Research skills: literature review, experimental design and implementation, data analysis, and scientific article writing.
-Dissemination skills: solid presentation/communication skills, scientific (peer-reviewed journals) and technical writing skills.
-Strong organizational capability and ability to learn and successfully work within multidisciplinary teams.
 

Desirable requirements:
-Previous experience in Tilapia culture.
-Advanced immunology techniques applied to the study of the pathogenesis of bacterial infections.
-Experience in other techniques such as fluorescence and confocal microscopy, immunohistochemistry, RNAseq, EliSpot, etc.
-Demonstrating an attractive publication record and participation in funded projects.
-A proactive profile, solutions-focused approach to work, with ability to adapt to changing requirements.
-Receptive to challenges, ability to align the professional objectives and institutional priorities and strategy.

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