You will contribute to both research in freshwater and/or marine microbial ecology and to education in the use of bioinformatics and omics approaches (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics) in biological research. Your research should complement existing research within FAME. In addition, you will have the freedom to further develop your own research lines within microbial ecology by securing external funding. There are opportunities to extend the position upon successful acquisition of such funding. You will contribute to education by coordinating the biological component of the BBDA major, developing new course materials, and adapting existing bioinformatics courses to incorporate biological case studies and datasets that are directly relevant to the Biological Sciences curriculum.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Conduct independent research in microbial ecology in a highly collaborative setting leading to peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
• Teach in BBDA courses ‘Genomics’, ‘Transcriptomics’, ‘Proteomics and Metabolomics’ and collaborate with course instructors and experts from the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) to integrate biological case studies and datasets into the curriculum.
• Supervise and support students participating in research projects.

Your experience and profile:

• PhD in Microbial Ecology or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated expertise in bioinformatics and at least one omics approach (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics).
• Affinity with freshwater and/or marine ecology
• Teaching experience and a strong commitment to high-quality, research-based education.
• Expertise in programming (e.g., R, Python, Bash)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across disciplines.

We offer a temporary employment contract for 30 hours per week for a period of 12 months with the possibility to the extend the contract for another 24 months upon a positive evaluation of your performance. The preferred starting date is June 2026. For this position the University Job Classification profile Researcher 4 applies.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,546 to €5,538 (scale 10). In addition, you will receive a 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end allowance.

A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• a complete educational program for PhD students;
• multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• partly paid parental leave;
• the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• help with registration at UvA- Housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad. 

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