Phd: Metabolomics of Endocrine Disruptors - Utrecht, Nederland - Universiteit Utrecht
Beschrijving
Would you like to understand how endocrine disruptors affect human health? Are you passionate about metabolomics? Then a PhD position at the One Health Chemical group of the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) might be just for you We are offering an exciting PhD position to investigate the health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on multimorbidity, with a focus on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), metabolic and immune related diseases.
Your job:
In this project you will combine two approaches to better understand through which mechanisms exposure to EDCs impacts health:
- You will integrate High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS)
Your position will be nested within two large-scale European projects: EDC-MASLD and ENDOMIX.
Your qualities:
It is important that you feel at ease working in a multidisciplinary environment and that you are good at working in a team.
The nature of the position allows for diverse backgrounds, which include biology, chemistry, chemometrics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, statistics, computational epidemiology, or a related discipline.
Affinity with _OMICs_ data analysis is valued, and any experience with Large Language Models is considered valuable. You have experience with programming (e.g. R, Matlab, Python).Most importantly:
you are willing to learn.
- experience in statistical analyses (e.g. R, Matlab, Python);
- some experience with (OMICs) data analysis and/or Chemometrics and/or machine-learning, or willing to learn;
- a strong motivation to work in a multidisciplinary international research team;
- willingness to learn about large language models;
- excellent collaboration and communication skills (written and spoken).
Our offer:
We offer:
- a position for four years in an international working environment.
- a working week of 32-40 hours and a gross monthly salary ranging from €2,770 in the first year to €3,539 in the fourth year in the case of full-time employment (salary scale P under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU);
- 8% holiday pay and 8.3% yearend bonus;
In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees.
This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products.
We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.About us:
A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Pathways to Sustainability. Sharing science, shaping tomorrow.
The Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) is an interfacultary research institute within the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine.
Our mission is to provide education and research on the human and environmental health risks of exposure to potentially harmful agents in the environment where research takes place within the domains Toxicology, Environmental Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health.
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We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.
We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute.Meer banen van Universiteit Utrecht
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