Job Opening: Post-doc Position at University of Milan (Italy)
Brief description
The Fellowship implies carrying out the activities briefly mentioned below at Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente dell’Università degli Studi di Milano and under the supervision of Dr. Bulgari Daniela within the research program “Innovative STAategies for plant pathogens and MIcoTOxin management – STRAMITO”.
To develop innovative defense strategies, the project will include the following activities:
- Isolation of competitive microorganisms (‘culturomics’) from extreme environments and screening of the microorganism collection to identify potential antagonists or producers of bioactive molecules against relevant plant pathogens.
- Optimisation of the SSF protocol for the activation of cryptic metabolic pathways and the subsequent production of bioactive molecules.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the produced biomolecules in inhibiting the growth of relevant plant pathogens including toxigenic strains to reduce the amount of mycotoxins produced.
- Verification of the activation of specific cryptic metabolic pathways by transcriptomics and metabolomics studies.
- Dissemination of the results obtained.
Duration: 2 years
Prerequisite: Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Absence of criminal record;
- Master’s Degree or equivalent, from an Italian or foreign university;
- PhD or equivalent qualification obtained abroad or medical specialization degree.
The professional skills to be considered concern experience in the following areas:
- Classical and molecular microbiology techniques;
- Bioinformatics techniques for data processing;
- Analysis of secondary metabolites.
Application: More information can be found at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/51028
Application deadline: 19-12-2024