Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Dep of Laboratory Medicine, Lund

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The research group

The research group is now seeking the addition of an assistant researcher for a position aimed at providing time and funding for the candidate to complete ongoing projects in the Woods laboratory in developmental hematopoies while the candidate also seeks funding for the candidate's own research program, so that when funding is distributed the candidate can go over to become an "independent" researcher. The group is led by senior lecturer Niels Bjarne-Woods and consists of both research and technical staff. The business is located at the Biomedical Center in Lund. Here you can read more about our exciting research.

Within the group, we safeguard a good work environment that is perceived as developing and stimulating for all employees. The research will be carried out in the hematopoietic stem cell development laboratory within Lund's Stem Cell Center. The scientific environment where the laboratory is located at the section for molecular medicine and gene therapy provides a state-of-the-art facility with extensive expertise in hematopoiesis. It is a very positive environment that provides excellent opportunities.

We are hereby looking for a driven assistant researcher to assist with various tasks in the research group. The employment is for the time being at 100% with the desired access date on October 1 or by agreement. Probationary employment may be applied.

Work duties and area of expertise

The work duties and area of expertise involves driving project work independently, using our lab’s latest protocols for the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells towards the hematopoietic lineages, as well as use the gold standard assays of hematopoiesis EG CFU, transplantation into NSG, and metabolism eg SEA horse, mitochdrial and proliferation analyses etc. The candidate will also require high proficiency in article and grant writing as well as ability to present scientific work.

The candidate will also work closely with bioinformaticians to drive single cellRNA sequencing analyses.

Qualifications

The position requires:

  • A doctoral degree with experience from postdoc in the field of "metabolism in hematopoiesis".
  • Extensive theoretical understanding and laboratory experience in metabolism, as well as excellent work knowledge of pluripotent stem cell differentiation against hematopoietic cells.
  • Knowledge and experience of the gold standard analyzes , transplantation in NSG, as well as analyzes in metabolism e.g. SEA-horse, mitochondrial and proliferation assays etc.
  • Experience of single-cell RNA sequencing assays.
  • Excellent scientific writing and presentation skills.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The tasks require that you have a good ability to collaborate and can work independently.

The following are merits for the position:

  • Knowledge of the latest protocols for differentiation of pluripotent stem cells against the hematopoietic cells.

Instructions for your application
The application must contain a personal letter describing how you fulfill the desired qualifications, a CV and diploma.

Other
The university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary claim in your application.

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment 2020-10-01
Salary Monthly
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Lund
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2020/2974
Contact
  • Niels-Bjarne Woods, rekryterande chef, +46462223762
  • Tilde Lindgren, personalsamordnare, 046-2220000
Published 14.Sep.2020
Last application date 28.Sep.2020 11:59 PM CEST

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