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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 Center for Translational Genomics (CTG) is a research infrastructure at the Faculty of Medicine, co-financed by Lund University, Region Skåne and SciLifeLab. The center has great expertise in various sequencing and genomics technologies, and seen from both a national and international perspective, the facility is at the technological forefront with access to very powerful sequencing instruments (e.g., Illuminas NovaSeq, as well as instruments for long-read sequencing) and a number of single-cell methodologies. For computations, the center uses a dedicated cluster at the Lund University high-performance computing cluster (LUNARC).
CTG develops and offers researchers expert knowledge and services based mainly on the next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and works closely together with the Center for Molecular Diagnostics (CMD), Region Skåne, to translate research findings into improved clinical diagnostics and healthcare. Together with CMD, CTG also constitutes a facility (Clinical Genomics Lund) within the national research infrastructure SciLifeLab and is one of the drivers behind the national precision medicine initiative Genomic Medicine Sweden.
Currently CTG has just over 10 employees with a strong expertise primarily in NGS and bioinformatics, and the facility has recently moved into the new research infrastructure cluster at the BMC D-building in Lund.
CTG is now looking for an experienced, driven and results-oriented associate researcher, who enjoys working in a dynamic team in a rapidly developing field. The position is a full time permanent position starting October 1, 2021, or according to agreement.
Work duties and area of expertise
In this role, your main responsibilities will be to drive the development of novel spatial tissue analysis methodologies (e.g. based on the 10X Genomics Visium platform) as well as to perform single-cell NGS service projects. The work duties in this position will include practical work on state-of-the-art single-cell (e.g. iCell8cx, 10X Chromium) and sequencing platforms (e.g. NovaSeq 6000). Furthermore, the tasks will include establishment of spatially resolved sequencing technologies at CTG, in part through collaborations with similar platforms at Lund University, as well as to provide consultation to enable spatial tissue analyses for researchers. The role also includes continuous improvement and standardization of existing analysis methods (e.g. single-cell applications, tissue preparation and microscopy), advisory meetings with researchers or other users of the facility in association with different types of service projects as well as administration of service projects.
The work within CTG will be highly team-oriented, both through internal and external collaborations, which necessitates excellent collaboration and communication skills to successfully fill this position. External collaborations may for example involve local researchers from Lund University (e.g. SpatialOmics platform) or Region Skåne and on a national level with partners within the SciLifeLab or GMS communities.
The main work duties are:
Qualifications
The position requires:
Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. You must have the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new methods and establish new protocols. You must also have excellent communication and collaboration skills as well as be able to conduct your work independently and with high quality while meeting set deadlines. Finally, you must demonstrate excellent planning, structural and prioritization skills.
The following are merits for the position:
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 |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | October 1, 2021, or according to agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 |
City | Lund |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2021/2427 |
Contact |
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Published | 02.Jul.2021 |
Last application date | 31.Aug.2021 11:59 PM CEST |