Announcement Postdoctoral positions AMBER - MSCA cofund project, multiscale biological imaging

Job Information

Organisation/Company: Lund University
Research Field: Chemistry
Medical sciences
Biological sciences
Physics
Neurosciences
Other
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country: Sweden
Application Deadline: 31 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Stockholm)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe – COFUND
Reference Number: Amber first call 2024
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number: 101126665
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: Yes

Offer Description

Announcement:

AMBER’s first postdoc call with positions on multiscale biological imaging

EXTENDED DEADLINE: The call closes 31st of March 2024. (old deadline 18th March 2024)

The EU-funded research project AMBER announces its first round of postdoctoral fellow positions. AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological imaging using European Research infrastructures, will address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular, through cellular, to tissue, organ and organism levels of organisation, and is coordinated by LINXS Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme.

13 postdocs will be recruited in the first call, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

AMBER has six core partners: Lund University (with LINXS and MAX IV), Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France, the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, (IMOL), Poland, and the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, United Kingdom. The postdoctoral position will be placed at any of these partner organisations.

The postdoc will be recruited under the following topic areas (the specific project subjects see under Additional Information/Additional comments):

Biological and biomedical imaging
Lipids, lipid-based therapeutics and partially ordered systems
Protein structure in health and pathology
Probing, imaging and manipulating molecular interactions in biology

Your work may include clinical/biomedical projects. It will also include technique development work aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. To be a postdoc fellow in the AMBER programme you will get unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, and be part of making a profound potential impact for Europe’s next generation of research and researchers. When you have completed the AMBER programme you will be extraordinarily well equipped to further your career in academia, at infrastructures, in the health and MedTech sectors, and beyond.

Timeline

Application closes: 31st of March 2024

Evaluation and selection process: 12 of April 2024 until the 18th of June 2024

Decision: 18th of June 2024

Employment can start: 1st of October 2024, at the earliest.

More information

To get familiar with the application requirements and to read about the call – visit the AMBER website: https://www.ambercofund.eu/for-applicants/

To sign up for the AMBER newsletter and receive notifications of positions and other news, sign up on the AMBER website.

Salary

The average salary contribution for AMBER positions over all institutes involved is €6102 including all taxes and social fees (including the employer's). The gross salary will vary by country and placement depending on employers' costs and exchange rates, but should be in the range of €3200 - €3900 per month. We will provide a more detailed guide for how to calculate your likely net salary per position in the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of the AMBER website page for applicants.

Research costs

Research costs are included in the projects. The average monthly research cost range is about €400-€600. However, for a given position and project, this can vary. For more information see "Frequently Asked Questions".

We are looking forward to your application!

Best regards,

The AMBER Management Team

Where to apply

Website: https://www.ambercofund.eu/amber-first-call-project-links

Requirements

Research Field: All
Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Specified for each position in the individual job ad.

Specific Requirements

Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

The AMBER programme is specifically designed to help outstanding early-stage researchers further their careers. Research projects must respect ethical practices in research and will be ineligible otherwise. The document of reference is the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity1.

Minimum requirements are:

Strict compliance with the MSCA mobility rule that the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the host organisation's country for more than twelve months in the three years immediately prior to the call,
candidate needs to have a maximum 8 years after a doctoral degree (PhD), as required by the Commission, in accordance with the Horizon-Europe MSCA cofund project Grant Agreement
at least one original publication in a peer-reviewed journal,
a background in relevant methods,
a complete application package submitted through the AMBER portal (including CV and detailed research plan).

Other specific conditions may apply depending on exactly where and which position you are applying for.

Selection process

Eligibility check by Amber Management Team (AMT)
Evaluation by external panels (CSPs – Central Selection Panels)
First interviews
Local Evaluation Committees (LECs)
Second interviews, final selection

For more detailed information: https://www.ambercofund.eu/for-applicants

Additional comments

How to apply:

Application package

For additional information please visit www.ambercofund.eu.

If you are interested in applying for more than one position (maximum 3) you must be prepared to make a full application for each individual position.

Applications shall be written in English and compiled into a PDF-file containing:

i) A Curriculum Vitae (europass format). This is created by registering and using the Europass portal here: https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv. Your CV can then be exported to a PDF file that you use in your application.

ii) A detailed research plan including any foreseen secondments (candidates can suggest more than the mandated one, they can also suggest their own secondments), schools and conferences as well as a templated budget plan. (as concise as possible, recommended about 3-5 pages, but at an absolute maximum 10 pages. The research plan should include a half page of summary/abstract. The template can be downloaded from the “For applicants” page, here: https://www.ambercofund.eu/for-applicants.

Additional texts to include in the PDF are:

iii) Letter of Commitment from any additional secondment partners the candidate wishes to bring

onboard.

iv) Evidence of English proficiency (minimum CEFR B2, also checked at interview).

v) A draft Individual Career Development Plan (ICDP).

vi) Two reference letters.

vii) Any additional documents to support the application.

viii) Ethical questionnaire (HE ethics checklist + research ethics commitment) link will be provided at the “For applicants” page, here: https://www.ambercofund.eu/for-applicants.

In addition, the application will require:

ix) Any candidate can apply for maximum of 3 positions. You must apply for each individual position. A list with order of preference of positions should be sent to the AMBER management. amber@linxs.se The template can be downloaded from the “For applicants” page, here: https://www.ambercofund.eu/for-applicants.

x) A pre-recorded video presentation (questionnaire-guided, via online video tool, about 10min). Upon successful completion of the rest of the application procedure eligible candidates will be sent a link.

POSITIONS WITH LINKS

For more information about the projects: https://www.ambercofund.eu

Title: Pre-clinical exploration of prostate cancer microstructure by MRI and micro-CT

PI: Filip Szczepankiewicz