PhD student in Proteomics at Department of Orthopedics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Research group

Clinical Epidemiology Unit is a research group focusing on the disease osteoarthritis. The cross-disciplinary group encompasses about 20 team members. There is expertise in, e.g., proteomics, bioinformatics, biochemistry, orthopedics, physiotherapy, and statistics. We work closely together with the Molecular Skeletal Biology group (Önnerfjord) at BMC. More info: at www.clin-epi.com. We also run the webportal www.arthritisportal.org

Within the research group we value a good working environment with respect and consideration in our relation to each other, we strive for a work place that is experienced as developing and stimulating for all co-workers. We constantly work to create conditions for job satisfaction, development and participation. We value both for the physical as well as for the psychosocial working environment.

We are currently looking for a PhD student for a full-time position for four years. Starting date by agreement.

Job description

As PhD student the working tasks will be focused on the own research project and thesis, incl. planning, preparation of samples, experiments, analysis and scientific reporting. Part of the position will also include maintenance at the laboratory and management of the biobank/freezers and new collection of samples in collaboration with the hospital.

The position’s research focus is within omics research, specifically within proteomics with a particular focus on studies of proteome change in the joint disease osteoarthritis.
The candidate will be actively engaged in generating proteomic (mass spectrometry) data, bioinformatic analysis of such data and describing disease-related changes.

Qualifications
Requirements:

• MSc degree in biomedicine-, laboratory engineering, medical degree, or other corresponding MSc degree equivalent to 240 hp (whereof at least 60 hp on advanced level), or other education within or outside Sweden corresponding to the above requirements.
• Very good communication skills in written and oral English

Great attention will be paid to personal suitability for the position. The applicant must have good
capacity for collaboration, good planning skills, good communication skills and good analytical skills with a proactive attitude.

Other merits:

• Experience of laboratory work
• Experience of mass spectrometry and/or bioinformatic software
• Experience in research in the field of proteomics or musculoskeletal diseases
• Programming in R, Python, MATLAB etc
• Good communication skills in Swedish, oral and written
• Personal attributes and suitability will be important
• Driver’s license

Eligibility
Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.