Research Engineer in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Acute leukemia is one of the most common cancers in children. An important but yet unanswered question is how the leukemia process starts. Childhood leukemia offers a unique possibility to study this since many of the initiating mutations have been shown to occur in utero.

We are now in the process of establishing my research team, which will work on understanding in what cell the leukemia process starts. Focus will be on MLL-AF4, an aggressive mutation that causes around half of all infant leukemia. By using mouse models and human pluripotent stem cells we will investigate how the mutation affect cells functionally and molecukarly.

We are now looking for a team member that can take an active role for the practical work in the lab and participate in the different research projects.

Work tasks

• Lab managment
• Responsible for ordering
• Cell culture work with focus on pluripotent stem cells and differentation of these
• Culturing of different cell types
• FACS and cell sorting
• Molecular work for instance genotyping, RNA sequening etc, depending on the project
• Dissection of tissues
• Work with animal models
• Maintain lab book and other practical/administartive tasks
• Participate in seminars and other meetings of importance
• Take an active part in teaching students both undergraduate and PhD students

Requirements

• PhD in biomedicine or stem cell biology
• Applicant should have many years documented experience of working with FACS and cell sorting
• Applicant should have documented experience from working with human pluripotent stemcells
• Applicant should have very good oral and written English

Desirable

• Priorty if the applicant has experience of cell culture work
• Priorty if the applicant has experience of work with animal models
• Priorty if the applicant has experience of work with molecular methods

 We emphasis collaborative skills and social competence.

We pay particular emphasis on personal suitability.

Other information

Some working hours in evenings and weekends may occur.

A probationary period may be applied.