Laboratory engineer at the Department of Dermatology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The research group
Schmidtchen lab conducts world-leading research in innate immunity and wound healing, and has long-term support from the Swedish Research Council, which in Nov 2020 ranked the project as No. 1 in medicine. The focus for the past two decades has been on studies of our innate immunity mechanisms and the development of new therapy concepts for infective-inflammatory diseases – from wound healing to systemic applications. Collaborations with many external and internal stakeholders are ongoing as well. The therapy concepts are developed in collaboration with biotech companies at Medicon Village, Lund.
Those who work with the projects in the team include three associate professors/senior researchers, technical personnel, and MDs.

Within the department, we ensure a good working environment with respect and consideration in our relationships with each other. We are constantly working to create the conditions for job satisfaction, development and participation for all employees.

The research group is now looking for a laboratory engineer for a temporary employment with proposed start date 2022-03-01 (or by agreement) until 2022-12-31.

Work tasks
You will work with translational projects aiming at developing the next-generation treatments for wound and systemic infections. The work will include biochemical and microbiological methods, in vitro cell models, but also histology and cytokine analyses of samples from in vivo studies, and related transcriptomics and bioinformatics studies. Reporting and manuscript writing are an important part of the work. Finally, the work will involve interactions with biotechnology companies at Medicon Village that work with therapy development and clinical trials.  

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Masters in a relevant area for the job description 
• Knowledge and experience in areas such as biotechnology, medicine and technology, molecular biology, microbiology, or cell biology.
• Skills in basic biochemical, molecular biological and cell biological methods.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The tasks require that you are responsible and enjoy collaborations in a multicultural environment. The projects will follow schedules and it is important that you who are applying have the experience and ability to deliver by the deadline.

Highly desirable:

• Knowledge in programs such as Excel and Prism.
• Interest in and knowledge of in vivo work and bioinformatics methods.

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

Other
The University applies individual salary setting. Feel free to state salary claims in your application.