Development of innovative approaches for studying the microbiota of insect vectors of infectious diseases

The application for admission to the selection procedure (dated and signed),the documents and publications considered useful for the evaluation must be submitted, under penalty of exclusion, electronically, by visiting the following web page: https://pica.cineca.it/unipv/tipologia/idr selecting the Competition Notice you have chosen. In order to register with the system, you must have an email address. Following the guidelines published in the procedure, the applicant must enter all the information required for the application, enclosing all documents in electronic .PDF format. The selection of candidates is carried out on the basis of qualifications and possible interview (with test of knowledge of the foreign language) (see Art. 1 par. 1 Call for applications). The public call with detailed attendance and selection rules (Art 4 and 6) can be found at: https://pica.cineca.it/unipv/tipologia/idrThe selections are open to candidates, Italian or foreigner, in possession, on the date of the deadline for submitting applications for the admission to the selection, of a master's degree or single-cycle degree obtained no more than six years previously are eligible to participate in the selection process. These degrees must be relevant to the subject of the research activity. Further specific assessable qualifications (see Art. 1 par. 1 Call for applications):- Demonstrated experience in the study of bacterial microbiota in insect–microorganism systems.- In-depth knowledge of mosquito biology, including colony establishment and maintenance, insect rearing, and in vivo experimental wor, including viral infections in BSL2/3 labs..- Strong expertise in molecular biology techniques, including molecular cloning, PCR, and qPCR.- Experience in supervising undergraduate, master's, and/or PhD students.- Ability to work independently and to make intellectual contributions to experimental design and the scientific development of research projects.- Excellent written and spoken English.