Assistant Researcher at Experimentell infection medicine - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Om forskargruppen
Vid Experimentell Infektionsmedicin Malmö bedrivs forskning inom experimentell immunologi med fokus på luftvägsinfektioner och bröstcancer. Verksamheten är lokaliserad på Translationell Medicin i Malmö.

Inom forskargruppen värnar vi om en god arbetsmiljö med respekt och omtanke i våra relationer med varandra, och strävar efter en arbetsplats som upplevs som utvecklande och stimulerande för alla medarbetare. Vi arbetar ständigt för att skapa förutsättningar för arbetsglädje, utveckling och delaktighet för alla medarbetare. Vi värnar både om den fysiska säkerheten och psykosociala arbetsmiljön.

Work assignments
The employment refers to work that aims to complete experiments and analyzes within two projects and the start of a project concerning the role of the immune system in metastatic breast cancer (MBC).

In one project, the levels of 90 onco-immunologically relevant factors were analyzed in serum from patients with newly diagnosed MBC. Data have been partially analyzed by a bioinformatics expert, but need to be compiled and summarized in a script.

In a second project, immune cells in breast tumors and matching daughter tumors in lymph nodes and other organs are analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Levels and localizations of specific immune cell populations such as T lymphocytes and macrophages should be determined, analyzed in relation to clinical parameters and compiled.

In a third, long-term project, immune cells are analyzed in blood samples from patients with MBC. As these samples are only received sporadically, the work on this project will take place in parallel with the other two.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in tumor immunology or another related topic.

• Relevant knowledge about breast cancer from an immunological and cell biological perspective.
• Experience working with and analyzing immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry data.

• Experience working with SPSS or similar statistical program as well as with analyses of biomarkers in clinical cancer cohorts.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The work duties requires that you are ambitious, meticulous, organized and have a good ability to work independently.

The following experiences are meritorious for the position:

• Experience working with primary human immune cell populations and assays to study their phenotype and function.
• Experience compiling and writing scientific manuscripts within the field of tumor immunology and clinical cancer cohorts.